MUMBAI, Aug 22: Indian police claimed on Tuesday that it had foiled a possible terrorist attack in the financial hub of Mumbai after they shot dead a person suspected to be a Pakistani national and arrested another after a gunbattle in the metropolis.

Acting on a tip-off, police surrounded a dilapidated building in a central neighbourhood and began searching for suspects linked with the July 11 attacks, A.N. Roy, Mumbai’s police chief, told a news conference.

“We intercepted a car last night and arrested a person who led us to the hideout of his accomplice,” Roy said. “There, the other man did not surrender and fired 18 rounds from an AK-47 rifle. We returned fire in which he was killed.”

Asked if the two were suspects in the Mumbai bombings, Roy said: “They could be involved. But we have to investigate more. Obviously, they came with some ulterior motives.”

Police identified the arrested man as Mohammed Riaz Nabiuddin and the dead as Mohammed Ali.—Reuters