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| India: Police charge surviving Mumbai gunman |
| 2009-02-26 |
| (AKI) - Indian police on Wednesday charged the man identified as the sole surviving gunman from November's deadly assault on the Indian city of Mumbai. Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, was charged with crimes ranging from murder to "waging war on India" in relation the the three-day siege. With an 11,000 page charge sheet you'd suspect they've got the goods on him. India has accused Pakistan-based militants over the attacks, which killed over 170 people and injured hundreds in multiple locations in the financial capital. Police claim Qasab and nine other gunmen carried out the Mumbai attacks. Qasab, a Pakistani, could face the death penalty if found guilty. The charges against Qasab and 19 others runs to almost 5,000 pages, the Times of India reported. Outlawed Kashmiri separatist group Lashkar-e-Toiba's alleged chief of operations, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, is among those named in the charges. The suspected mastermind of the Mumbai attacks is believed to hiding in Pakistan. The charge sheet also includes reports and forensic reports conducted by the FBI, the paper said. Pakistan has admitted the attacks were partly planned inside the country but it and LeT have denied any involvement. Pakistan says it has indicted eight people, six of whom have already been arrested and insists any trials will take place on its soil. A Pakistani investigation last month found that the suspected Mumbai attackers sailed from Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi to Mumbai in three separate boats. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Bayonet charge? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-02-26 12:40 |