Weiner Honors Mumbai Victims

Congressmember Anthony Weiner (D-Queens/Brooklyn) honored the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks at a prayer assembly on Sunday at Flushing's BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir. Weiner agreed with President-elect Barack Obama that if other countries are unable to stop terrorism, the United States must do it for them. Congressmember Anthony Weiner (DQueens/ Brooklyn), who represents a district with more South Asians than nearly any other, honored the victims of the Mumbai, India terrorist attacks at a prayer assembly on Sunday at Flushing's BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir.

"I am deeply saddened by the tragic deaths due to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai," Weiner said in a statement issued the same day. "My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those injured and killed.

"My prayers also go to Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, who dedicated years of service to Mumbai's Jewish community, and to the people of India and the Indian- American community here at home.

"These series of tragedies in Mumbai are a stark reminder that no country is off limits to terrorists. The U.S. must remain vigilant in rooting out evil terrorist networks. I hope that all the perpetrators involved in these deplorable, heinous acts will soon be brought to justice.

"I stand with the people of Mumbai and our Indian-American community."

On Monday, the only known survivor of the 10 attackers whose 60-hour-long assault on the city formerly known as Bombay left nearly 172 people dead and some 239 wounded told police that his group had trained for months in camps operated by a banned Pakistani militant group, learning close-combat techniques, explosives training and other tactics for their three-day siege. That same day, India demanded that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured the Pakistani government in Islamabad to cooperate with the investigation.