Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani accused Pakistan of being behind the attack, saying that the two would-be assailants, who were shot dead by the police in the underground parking lot of the center, had made calls to Pakistan.
But in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro on Monday, President Assad denied being behind the attack, saying it would have been "illogical".
But in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied being behind the attack, saying it would have been "illogical".
The case against: It might not be the most compelling evidence but it is worth noting that North Korea denied that it was behind the attack, saying instead that it was the work of someone sympathetic to its cause.
According to the Associated Press, al-Momani suggested that Islamic militants were behind the attack, saying it showed "criminal behaviour of people who are outside of our religion".
The prospect that Al Qaeda could be behind the attacks, said Fouad ait-Arestaurantestaurant worker, "fell on us like a bucket of cold water".
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman denied the government was behind the attacks, saying: "Hacking attacks are transnational and anonymous.
Beijing has repeatedly denied accusations that it is behind the attacks, saying it, too, is a victim of hacking, particularly from the United States.
The authorities, who can see no clear financial motive behind the attacks, say they believe the arsonist's intent is to injure or kill randomly selected victims and to terrorize entire communities.
