Surviving Terrorist of Mumbai Massacre Names Pakistani Terror Group as Mastermind Behind the Slaughter

From IBN:

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only terrorist captured for the Mumbai terrorist attacks, has alleged that an Indian taught him Hindi and he was making a confession because Pakistan had abandoned him.

Kasab, the main accused in the terror attacks, on Monday confessed to his role, admitted he was a Pakistani and narrated in chilling detail the events leading to the killing spree that left 180 people dead in the boldest terror assault India has seen.

Kasab also recounted how he and his associates undertook the sea voyage from Karachi to Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008.

His sudden and unexpected confession took Special Judge M L Tahilyani and others by surprise. Kasab started by addressing Tahilyani in Urdu: "Sir, I want to make a confession in the court. I plead guilty to the crimes for which I have been charged."

Kasab's confession included minute details of his role in the attacks on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Cama Hospital nearby.

He revealed in the court names of his Pakistani handlers, including Abu Hamza, Abu Jindal, Abu Kafa and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who saw them off when they boarded a ship at Karachi.

Hamza, who Indian intelligence agencies believe was behind the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore in December 2005, advised them on how to go about the terror attacks, said Kasab. He also described how he placed a bomb in a taxi that later exploded at Mazagaon, a south Mumbai area.

Naming Lakhvi of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as "the mastermind" behind the Mumbai mayhem, Kasab recounted how he and his associate Abu Ismail (who was shot by the police) went to a CST public toilet and assembled one of the bombs by installing a timer on it for use later....

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