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We Aimed to Murder 5,000: Mumbai Terrorist

'I have done right,' militant declares to police

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2008 6:55 AM CST
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(Newser) – The lone Mumbai terrorist captured alive said months of training had prepped him and his cohorts to kill 5,000 people, the Daily Mail reports. Describing the massacre to police, Azam Amir Kasab of Pakistan, 21, said his instructions were to “target whites, preferably Americans and British.” He was told to "kill to my last breath." But the gunman begged to live when taken to a hospital. “I do not want to die," he told health-care workers.

The terrorists were trained in Kashmir, and traveled to Mumbai via boats, including a hijacked fishing trawler, according to police accounts of the terrorist's report. They killed two coast guards who intercepted them, forcing one to guide them first. “I have done right,” Kasab declared. “I have no regrets.” India’s home minister and a national security adviser have both submitted resignations as the government faces questions over its failure to prevent the attacks, the BBC reports.

The interior of Nariman House, Mumbai, is seen after the commando operation yesterday,
The interior of Nariman House, Mumbai, is seen after the commando operation yesterday,   (AP Photo)
A sobbing woman who lost her son to terrorists in the Mumbai attacks is comforted by friends.
A sobbing woman who lost her son to terrorists in the Mumbai attacks is comforted by friends.   (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
An Indian policeman walks past flowers and candles in front of a barricade outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai today,
An Indian policeman walks past flowers and candles in front of a barricade outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai today,   (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
These weapons were recovered from the terrorists after the commando operation at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumba yesterday.
These weapons were recovered from the terrorists after the commando operation at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumba yesterday.   (AP Photo)
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Newser001
Nov 29, 2008 9:50 PM CST
Of major concern, why all the indiscriminate murders throughout Mumbai; train station, hotels, etc... I believe it a means of producing MORE instability between Pakistan, India and its neighbors. Kaddish... For ALL, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka who also lost their lives... Glorified and sanctified be God's great name throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen. May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen. May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. He who creates peace in His celestial heights, may He create peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen

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