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LeT Sought Kasab’s Release in Exchange for Hostages: US Chargesheet
January 15, 2010 Visionmp.com news service
An indictment chargesheet filed by a US federal grand jury for two suspects has revealed that the Pakistani handlers of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) men who attacked Mumbai on 26 November 2008 wanted to secure the release of captured gunmen Amir Ajmal Kasab in exchange for hostages held by the terrorists, reported PTI.
In a 12-count indictment against Tahawwur Hussain Rana and David Coleman Headley, the jury provided extensive details regarding the planning of the Mumbai attack and on how LeT leaders guided their men during the four-day siege, said report.
A Federal Grand Jury indictment unsealed in Chicago has revealed that the Lashkar-e-Taiba bankrolled 26/11 suspect Daood Gilani alias David Coleman Headley to the tune of $ 28,000, including $ 3000 in Indian currency, for his repeated trips to India for surveillance jobs, reported 'The Times of India'. Headley’s LeT handlers also showed him a styrofoam mockup of the Taj Mahal hotel and provided him with a global positioning system device and taught him how to use it to record the locations of possible landing sites and potential targets in Mumbai, which Headley then used during his surveillance trips in April and July 2008, the charges state.
The jury revealed that the gunmen, during the attacks, were telephonically in touch with three LeT leaders identified as Members A, B and C, all of whom were located in Pakistan, said report.
Report said that the attackers were instructed, among other actions, to kill hostages and throw grenades during the attacks.
“LeT Member A also sought to arrange the release of a hostage in exchange for the release of a captured attacker,” the chargesheet said, reported PTI.
The chargesheet said that the 10 young Pakistani men were imparted extensive training by LeT in July-August 2008, said report.
The terrorists were given training in various skills including combat tactics, room entry, hostage rescue, nautical training and swimming. The attacks on multiple installations killed 166 people including six American nationals, report said.
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