NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Indian police said Sunday that last week's attack on parliament was carried-out by two Pakistan-based terrorist groups and all the five attackers who got killed were Pakistanis.
New Delhi Police Commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma said the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed organizations jointly carried out the daring raid that left 13 people dead.
Sharma said the five attackers who raided the parliament complex were Pakistani nationals and members of the Lashker-e-Taiba or Jaish-e-Mohammad groups.
"It was a joint attack by Lashker and Jaish," Sharma said. "This is what the interrogation has revealed. Of course, we cannot say how much we can rely on (the arrested men). We are further verifying them."
Sharma could not provide any proof to claim that all the killed terrorists were Pakistanis.
On Friday, India blamed Lashkar-e-Taiba for the attack. Delhi police later intercepted radio messages between Lashkar and Jaish members congratulating each other for "accomplishing the mission."
Police arrested a college lecturer, Syed Abdul Rehman Gilani, who is believed to be among those who planned the daring attack.
Sharma said that the Jaish leader in India, Gazi Baba, was "getting instructions from Pakistan."
"Pakistan must know about (the attack) because the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence agency) is involved," he said.
Islamabad has denied involvement in the terrorist attack and suggested that Indian intelligence agencies might have staged the event to discredit Pakistan.
New Delhi has asked Islamabad to take action against Pakistan-based rebel Islamic groups but Islamabad has demanded a proof linking these groups to Thursday's attack.
Pakistan has warned India against any misadventure saying Islamabad was ready to respond to any of India's military action along the Kashmir border.
"I'd like to warn (India) against any precipitous action by the Indian government against Pakistan. This would lead to very serious repercussions. It must not be done," Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad.
At least five terrorists raided Indian parliament complex Thursday morning, killing seven people, including six policemen. Police shot down all five intruders.
One policeman died Sunday of wounds, taking the toll from the shootout to 13, including the five attackers.
