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Mumbai gunman sings
 The lone surviving gunman of the Mumbai terror attacks has made a seven-page-long confession describing the planned rampage in details. Mohammed Ajmal Qasab said he and his partner Ismail Khan, who attacked a train station - Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal - had initially planned to take hostages and outline demands in a series of calls to the media, AP reported Saturday. The two men killed dozens of people at that station, and failed to take any hostages. The gunman also said the attacks were originally planned for September 27th. After the hostage plan failed, Qasab said, they moved to plan B and stormed into a building - Cama hospital - where they looked for hostages and exchanged gunfire with police. In his confession Qasab confirmed that he was a Pakistani national. He said he was trained by Lashkar-e-Taiba and instructed on how to evade pursing Indian security forces. He was lectured on India's security and intelligence agencies. Pakistan has launched a crackdown on Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliate Jamaat-ud-Dawah. Pakistani security forces have arrested a large number of the two outfits' members freezing their assest and shutting down their offices. Islamabad, however, has refused to confirm Qasab's nationality, arguing that New Delhi has yet to disclose evidence. Posted by: Fred 2008-12-14 |
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