India: Goa a Terrorist Target? Israel Drops Travel Warning

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | December 23rd, 2009 | Trackback

Goa’s home minister told the state legislature that Goa is a target for a major terrorist attack. He did not elaborate, only said that intelligence reports suggested that Pakistan-based terrorist groups have a strong desire to stage “spectacular violence” in Goa. The coastal state on the Indian Ocean is a popular destination for British, Israeli and U.S. tourists, especially during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season because of its laidback atmosphere, beautiful beaches and all-night outdoor parties. The state has been free of terrorism but not free of crime, with several sexual assaults in the past few years. Such crimes prompted the state government to take steps to set up a special tourist security force called the Tourist Security Organization to increase safety for visitors. At this point the force is still a proposal before the legislature. In other news, Israel canceled its three-month-old warning that Pakistani militants were targeting Jewish sites in India for attacks similar to the Nov. 2008 rampage in Mumbai, noting that the “terrorist plans were foiled.”

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