Posted on 12/08/2008 2:13:41 AM PST by maquiladora
The suspected planner of last month's Mumbai terror attacks has been arrested in a raid on a militant group in Pakistan, an official close to the extremist organisation said today.
The official from Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the charity and education arm of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, told Reuters that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was among four men taken into custody after a raid yesterday on a camp outside Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir.
Lakhvi, one of Lashkar's operations chiefs, was named as a ringleader in the Mumbai plot by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen captured after the attacks, according to Indian officials
There has been no official confirmation of the raid but Pakistani intelligence officers told Reuters six men were arrested. No names were given. The Associated Press reported that more than 12 people were arrested.
The operation is the first known action by Islamabad in response to the attacks, which sharply raised tensions between Pakistan and India.
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Now let us see if they hand him over!
Great news. We need to know about all those involved including Saudi financiers. But will Pakistan deport this guy to India? I suspect that no it will not.
It's for the children!
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I wouldn’t want to be in his burqa today!
It is interesting how quickly these other countries get information out of captured terrorists. Do you think water boarding is allowed? //sarcasm//
He’ll probably get a medal and a promotion.
The threat of ‘panties on the head’ torture. /s
Why do I get the feeling that what Pakistan did was make the jihadi trainers change back to their army uniforms from their mufti outfits, and voila! explicit Pakistani control.
Second, is this arrest going to be like that of Omar Sheikh, LOL, comfy chairs and soft cushions, protective custody by the Pakistan Army masquerading as some kind of house arrest....
If they don’t let India have him, IMO it won’t have a desired outcome. He’ll escape, have “house arrest” for a while, etc.
“U.S. officials allege Lakhvi has directed Laskhar-e-Taiba operations in Chechnya, Bosnia and Southeast Asia, training members to carry out suicide bombings and attack populated areas. In 2004, he allegedly sent operatives and funds to attack U.S. forces in Iraq. “
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081208/D94UGU3G1.html
Not good enough. Pakistan should not get a single dollar of US aid or IMF loans until all culprits are hanged and the ISI is cleaned up for good.
Pakistan militant base reportedly raided
LA Times | December 8, 2008 | Laura King and Henry Chu
Posted on 12/07/2008 10:36:50 PM PST by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144778/posts
Pak arrests suspected Mumbai planner
Nawaiwaqt Group | Monday, December 08, 2008 | staff
Posted on 12/08/2008 7:22:18 AM PST by gandalftb
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144901/posts
Pakistan’s Spies Aided Group Tied to Mumbai Siege
New York Times | December 7, 2008 | Erik Schmitt, Mark Mazzetti, and Jane Perlez
Posted on 12/07/2008 9:18:42 PM PST by reaganaut1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144760/posts
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