Terrorists were dressed as commandos
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 13
Official white Ambassador cars packed with security commandos routinely zip in and out of the Parliament complex.

The occupants of today’s suspected car were fair, smart looking men who could be confused with hundreds of security personnel dotting the complex. Their striking black dress was similar to the one worn by the elite Black Cat commandos.

Their true identity was only revealed when occupants soon upon entering the complex, they started firing in all directions. They probably underestimated the response from the large posse of Delhi policemen and paramilitary force personnel and fell to stiff retaliation.

A close look at the bodies of the slain militants revealed that some of them were bearded and some of them clean shaven. They were all of fair complexion.

The suicide bombers could have created havoc, even entered the main building, if the security forces had not retaliated the way they had, a senior official at the site said.

Police Commissioner A.R. Sharma, who reached the Parliament complex soon after the attack, was seen warning scribes not to peep into the car used by the terrorists. It could be fitted with a bomb, he said. Regulars to Parliament House were of the view that in certain aspects, security was lax. For instance the security personnel only look for the official Parliament parking lot sticker to allow vehicles into the high security complex. Occupants are hardly checked for their cards or other possessions. In the case of chauffer driven vehicles, the drivers have no Parliament pass.