Pune attack a blot; German Bakery did not heed advice: PC

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Insisting that the German Bakery
in Pune had been informed in advance twice about terror
threat, India's Home Minister P Chidambaram Tuesday said last
month's attack on it was a "blot on our record" as it could
not be averted despite intelligence being shared.

Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of
Indian Parliament), he asserted that there was no intelligence
failure as enough information was shared about specific
targets in Pune with the Maharashtra police.
"Despite the intelligence shared, despite the advisories
issued, the Pune blast occurred. It is a blot. I regard that
as a blot on our record," Chidambaram said responding to a
question by Supriya Sule (NCP).
A bomb blast ripped apart the German Bakery, a popular
eating joint for foreigners, in Koregaon Park area in Pune in
western Indian state of Maharashtra on February 13 leaving 17
people dead.
Sharing details with the House, the minister said on
October 9, 2009, Pune police issued a written advisory to all
the establishments in the Koregaon Park area including German
Bakery and the same was acknowledged by the Bakery's manager
Praveen Pant.
"This was a detailed advisory asking all establishments to
take a number of steps. Unfortunately, German Bakery and many
other establishments did not heed this advice," he said adding
the same advisory was reiterated in December.
He said while the government was trying to enhance
security measures, it was asking every establishment to
cooperate as many of them have to take their own security
measures. (MORE) PTI SKB
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