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Mumbai police receive message about avoiding 'Somalia-type' attack

The latest message did not issue any threat but police are investigating its source, the official said.

Mumbai police Photo: Twitter

Mumbai police (Photo: Twitter)

Press Trust of India Mumbai

The traffic helpline of Mumbai Police has received a WhatsApp message from an international number advising the force to take care to avoid a "Somalia-type attack" in India, an official said on Friday.

Last week the traffic helpline number had received several messages threatening of another "26/11-like" attack in the city.

The latest message did not issue any threat but police are investigating its source, the official said.

Terror group Al-Shabaab recently attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.

The message, though, did not make it clear which incident in the African country it was referring to.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Aug 26 2022 | 3:51 PM IST

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