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Mumbai Gunman Says He's Ready for Gallows

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 22, 2009 9:35 AM CDT
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(AP) – The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks said today that he is ready to go to the gallows and wants no mercy from the court for his role in terrorist assault, which left 166 people dead. "Whatever I have done, I have done in this world. It would be better to be punished in this world. It would be better than God's punishment. That's why I have pleaded guilty," Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, told the court.

Kasab unexpectedly confessed Monday to taking part in the November attack that left a trail of carnage across downtown Mumbai. "If I am hanged for this, I am not bothered. I don't want any mercy from the court. I understand the implications of my accepting the crime," he said, responding to a prosecutor's accusation that he was trying to downplay his role in the attacks to avoid the death penalty. The judge has yet to accept the confession.

In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Kasab walks through the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India.
In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Kasab walks through the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo/Mumbai Mirror, Sebastian D'souza, File)
Paramilitary soldiers patrol the periphery of the Arthur Road Jail where Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistani gunman charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, is held in Mumbai, India, May 6, 2009.
Paramilitary soldiers patrol the periphery of the Arthur Road Jail where Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistani gunman charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, is held in Mumbai, India, May 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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