Mumbai:U.S. warned India in October of potential terrorist attack...

U.S. intelligence agencies warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack "from the sea against hotels and business centers in Mumbai," a U.S. intelligence official tells ABCNews.com. 

A second government source says specific locations, including the Taj hotel, were listed in the U.S. warning. 

One month later, Nov. 18, Indian intelligence also intercepted a satellite phone call to a number in Pakistan known to be used by a leader of the terror group, Lashkar e Taiba, believed responsible for the weekend attack, Indian intelligence officials say. 

The Indian intercept also revealed a possible sea-borne attack, the officials say. 

The chairman of the company that owns the hotel, Ratan Tata, told CNN that security was temporarily increased following a warning. More...

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