Pakistan arrests accused mastermind of Mumbai attacks
Hafiz Saeed is the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group blamed by the US and India for the Mumbai attacks
17 July 2019 - 21:29
Lahore — Pakistani authorities arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on Wednesday on terrorism financing charges.
US President Donald Trump welcomed the move and said it was the result of pressure from his administration on Pakistan to get tougher on militants, while an Indian government official said that merely arresting Saeed was not enough and that he should be put on trial and convicted...
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