Man convicted over Mumbai attacks

A Pakistani national has been convicted over his role in the deadly Mumbai attacks by an Indian court.

RTE News, 3 May 2010

The lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was convicted of murder and waging war against India for his role in the 60-hour siege that left 166 people dead.

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 22, was found guilty on the most serious charges over the assault that saw 10 gunmen attack three luxury hotels, a restaurant, a Jewish centre and the main CST train station.

You have been found guilty of waging war against India, and killing people at CST, killing government officials and abetting the other nine terrorists,' judge M.L. Tahaliyani said as he delivered his verdict

Kasab was convicted on most of the 86 charges against him and faces the death penalty.

Dressed in a long white shirt from his native state of Punjab, Kasab stood impassively in the dock in the special prison court as the verdict was announced.

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