Mumbai, July 16 - As a gesture of support to India's fight against terrorism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will stay at the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, one of the sites targeted during the 26/11 terror attacks last year, as she begins her official trip to India this Friday.

The Mumbai police consider Clinton's decision to stay there as 'very symbolic' considering that the venue is at the heart of the sites targeted during 26/11, a top police official said.

'It is heartening that the dignitary will stay there. Of course, we are making all adequate security arrangements for her stay in the city,' Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief K.P. Raghuvanshi told IANS here Thursday.

While declining to go into the details of the security set-up planned for Clinton, Raghuvanshi said that various national and US agencies have 'been interacting' with the Mumbai police for some time.

It is expected that the Mumbai police and ATS will be assisted by the Rapid Action Force, State Reserve Police Force, Traffic Police, the Bomb Detection & Disposal Squad, the Dog Squad, and other state and central intelligence agencies in the 24x7 security detail lined up for Clinton.