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Mumbai attacks stories: 31 news summaries

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2 Arrested in Italy for Aiding Mumbai Attackers

Duo allegedly transferred $299 for insurgents' phone lines

Nov 21, 09 7:57 AM CST
(AP) - Italian police today arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and provide logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The two were arrested in an early morning raid in Brescia, where they managed a money transfer agency. The day before the attacks began, last Nov.... More »

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 Terror Suspects 
 in Chicago 
 Linked to 
 Mumbai 

Men's trail leads to Pakistan, Bollywood

Nov 19, 09 3:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A pair of Chicago-based men busted last month in a plot to kill the Danish Mohammed cartoonist are now suspected of helping plot the Mumbai attacks last year. Suspect David Headley—who changed his name from Daood Gilani to make border crossings easier, according to the FBI—is believed to... More »

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 Resurgent Militants 
 Could Ignite 
 India-Pakistan War 

India braces for fresh attacks that could spark war

Sep 30, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pakistan-based terror network that organized the slaughter of 163 people in Mumbai last year is still thriving, and security officials on both sides of the border fear it's only a matter of time before operatives attack India again. Lashkar-e-Taiba enjoys broad support within Pakistan, its top leadership remains intact... More »

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Pakistan • India • terror plots • Islamic extremists • Inter Service Intelligence • Mumbai • terrorist attack • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks

(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... More »

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death penalty • India • court • guilty plea • Mumbai • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

(Newser) - The only surviving gunman of the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai admitted his role in the November rampage in a dramatic courtroom confession today, reports the Times of India. "Sir, I plead guilty to my crime," Ajmal Kasab told the presiding judge, before describing how the attacks... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • terror trial • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

 Pakistan Releases 
 Mumbai Suspect, 
 India Outraged 

India unhappy with move

Jun 2, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan has released the leader of a group who had been arrested in connection with November’s Mumbai attacks, the New York Times reports, enraging neighboring India. A Pakistani court deemed Hafiz Muhammad Saeed’s detention unconstitutional, said his lawyer, after concluding there wasn’t enough evidence to hold him.... More »

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Pakistan • India • Mumbai • terror suspects • Mumbai attacks • Jamaat-ud-Dawa • Hafiz Muhammad Saeed

 Mumbai Suspect 
 Pleads Not Guilty 

Says he's 21 years old; co-defendants also plead not guilty

May 6, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(AP) - The only surviving suspected gunman in last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai pleaded not guilty today to all charges against him, including waging war against India and murder. The presiding judge read out all the charges against Mohammed Ajmal Kasab in a Mumbai courtroom; Kasab responded with a plea of... More »

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Mumbai Gunman Retracts 'Coerced' Confession

Kasab gets new lawyer; trail begins after delays

Apr 17, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sole surviving gunman and top suspect in the Mumbai massacre has retracted his confession, which his new lawyer says was coerced, the BBC reports. Now, the judge must decide whether the confession will count in the case, in which Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is accused of killing 166 people... More »

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(Newser) - The trial of the one surviving Pakistani accused in November’s devastating attack in Mumbai started and stopped today when the judge dismissed the defendant's lawyer, the Times of London reports. Azam Amir Kasab’s court-appointed attorney was not permitted to defend him because she had previously discussed representing... More »

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(AP) - Pakistani security forces overpowered a group of gunmen who staged a deadly, highly coordinated assault on a police academy today, capturing six of the militants while eight others died during an hours-long battle in the country's east. Apart from the militants, the assault left eight police and three civilians dead,... More »

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India Begins Trial of Surviving Mumbai Gunman

Kasab appears via video link from prison, could face death

Mar 23, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(AP) - The trial of the surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai terror attacks began today with Mohammed Ajmal Kasab addressed the court via video link from prison because of concerns he poses too great a security risk to appear in person. He indicated to an Indian court today he would accept... More »

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Pakistan Not Cooperating
in Search for Militants: US

Officials worry that terrorists can get too-easy access to US

Mar 9, 09 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - US intelligence officials are frustrated by what they see as Islamabad’s roadblocks in efforts to investigate terrorist cells with ties to Pakistan, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pakistanis living in European countries, who can enter the US without much scrutiny, remain a worry for the CIA and FBI, whose... More »

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CIA • Pakistan • FBI • Robert Mueller • Islamic militants • al-Qaeda • domestic terrorism • visa waiver program • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks

 Pakistani Colonel Linked 
 to Mumbai Attacks 

India says officer had contact with gunmen; 37 suspects wanted

Feb 26, 09 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Indian police have accused an officer in Pakistan's army of involvement in the November 2008 terrorist attacks that left 170 people dead, reports the Times of London. In a document detailing the charges against surviving assailant Ajmal Amir Kasab, which runs more than 11,000 pages, Indian authorities mention that... More »

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 Pakistan Admits Mumbai 
 Attack Plot; Prosecutes 8 

Minister prepares to prosecute 8 suspects

Feb 12, 09 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's interior minister conceded today that last year's Mumbai attacks were at least partly planned in his country, reports the BBC. At a news conference, Rehman Malik said he had begun legal proceedings against eight suspects, two of whom remain at large. While the minister admitted that "some part... More »

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 Pakistan Busts 
 124 Linked to 
 Mumbai Attacks 

Founder of group fingered in attacks among detained

Jan 15, 09 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan has arrested 124 people in a crackdown on groups linked to November's Mumbai terror attacks, reports AP. India has insisted that the days-long siege of its commercial capital that killed 164 was plotted in Pakistan. But Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today that India needed to provide more... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • Pakistan • India • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks • Jamaat-ud-Dawa

OPINION

 Mumbai Gets Back on Its Feet 

The city returns to business as usual after terrorist attacks

Jan 14, 09 6:41 AM CST
(Newser) - For those who need proof of Mumbai's resilient spirit, look no further than Cafe Leopold, writes Saritha Rai of GlobalPost. It still bears bullet and grenade scars, but it is nevertheless jammed every day with tourists and local residents. "Leopold, the site of the first terrorist attack on the... More »

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(Newser) - The recent terrorist attack in Mumbai has US officials redoubling efforts to secure America’s coastline, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Coast Guard is planning to increase security by issuing ID cards to workers and installing transponders on boats to keep track of activity in US waters. But... More »

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 Pakistan Admits 
 Mumbai Gunman 
 Is Citizen 

Concession comes after India shares 100-page evidence dossier

Jan 7, 09 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The Pakistani government finally admitted today that the lone surviving gunman from November’s Mumbai attacks is its citizen, the BBC reports. It’s the first time India’s rival conceded a connection to the terrorist siege, despite weeks of heavy US pressure to comply. The foot-dragging was partly to... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • rivalry • Mumbai • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

India Offers Evidence Tying Pakistan to Mumbai Attacks

Materials include talks with gunman, phone data

Jan 5, 09 8:26 AM CST
(AP) - India gave Pakistan the most detailed evidence yet that, it says, ties the militants who attacked Mumbai to "elements" in Pakistan, responding today to weeks of demands from Islamabad for proof of such claims. India has blamed the November attacks that killed 164 people on Pakistani-based militants, but Islamabad... More »

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(Newser) - Pakistani officials are gradually coming to the same conclusion about the Mumbai attacks as their Indian counterparts: The plot was hatched in Pakistan, and the attackers were trained there by a militant group with long ties to the Pakistani military, the Wall Street Journal reports. The evidence is becoming clear... More »

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Pakistan • India • terror group • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks

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