“Mumbai attackers’ cellphones linked to U.S., Italy: Report
Accused gunman to be charged Wednesday”
REUTERS, AFPFEBRUARY 24, 2009
SNIPPET: “ROME - Militants behind last year’s attacks on Mumbai used cellphones that were activated in the United States and paid for with funds sent from Italy, an Italian newspaper reported on Tuesday.”
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“India charges two Pakistani Army officers in Mumbai case”
By BILL ROGGIO
February 25, 2009 4:12 PM
SNIPPET: “Two men believed to be senior Pakistani Army officers are among the 38 people charged by Indian prosecutors for involvement in the November 2008 terror assault on the financial capital of Mumbai. Of the 38 men charged, 36 are Pakistani nationals.
Pakistani Army officers Major General Saab and Colonel R Saadat Ullah and six senior Lashkar-e-Taiba are among 35 men wanted by India for the assault by sea that resulted in 164 Indians and foreigners killed, according to the Press Trust of India. Indian officials have previously stated that a man described as “Major General” was one of the handlers for the Mumbai terrorists.
“Two supposedly Pakistan Army names with designations have been named in the chargesheet,” Rakesh Maria, the Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police, told reporters. “Whether they are serving or part of the Lashkar-e-Taiba hierarchy is a part of investigation.”
Maria described the men behind the attacks as “fedayeen,” a term used for Islamist suicide squads.”