US warns bombs may be planned for two Indian cities

THE US Embassy in India yesterday warned that foreign militants, possibly al-Qaida members, may be planning to carry out bombings in two major Indian cities in the coming days.

In an email sent to American citizens living in India, the embassy said New Delhi and Mumbai were the targets of the alleged plot, and that the attacks were believed to be planned around India’s Independence Day, which falls on August 15.

Indian officials refused to comment on the warning.