The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said Saturday.
But Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said those measures, which were eased shortly before this week's terror attacks, could not have prevented gunmen from entering the hotel.
"If I look at what we had ... it could not have stopped what took place," Tata said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria that will air Sunday.
"It's ironic that we did have such a warning, and we did have some measures," Tata said, without elaborating on the warning or when security measures were enacted. "People couldn't park their cars in the portico, where you had to go through a metal detector."
However, Tata said the attackers did not enter through the entrance that has a metal detector. Instead, they came in a back entrance, he said. Watch Tata discuss the threats »
"They knew what they were doing, and they did not go through the front. All of our arrangements are in the front," he said.
"They planned everything," he said of the attackers. "I believe the first thing they did, they shot a sniffer dog and his handler. They went through the kitchen."
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Well organised, well-coordinated and well executed by a group of young and intelligent men who were committed to die for their cause. A warning had been received of possible terrorist attack and yet such a devastating blow happened. How come?
And it could have been worse like the American 911. I think there was some element of divine intervention to prevent furthe escalation and further deaths and destruction. The plan was to kill as many as 5,000 people in Mumbai with their massive arsenal of weapons and ammunitions.
Thanks Heaven...
But Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said those measures, which were eased shortly before this week's terror attacks, could not have prevented gunmen from entering the hotel.
"If I look at what we had ... it could not have stopped what took place," Tata said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria that will air Sunday.
"It's ironic that we did have such a warning, and we did have some measures," Tata said, without elaborating on the warning or when security measures were enacted. "People couldn't park their cars in the portico, where you had to go through a metal detector."
However, Tata said the attackers did not enter through the entrance that has a metal detector. Instead, they came in a back entrance, he said. Watch Tata discuss the threats »
"They knew what they were doing, and they did not go through the front. All of our arrangements are in the front," he said.
"They planned everything," he said of the attackers. "I believe the first thing they did, they shot a sniffer dog and his handler. They went through the kitchen."
..................................................................................................
Well organised, well-coordinated and well executed by a group of young and intelligent men who were committed to die for their cause. A warning had been received of possible terrorist attack and yet such a devastating blow happened. How come?
And it could have been worse like the American 911. I think there was some element of divine intervention to prevent furthe escalation and further deaths and destruction. The plan was to kill as many as 5,000 people in Mumbai with their massive arsenal of weapons and ammunitions.
Thanks Heaven...
