Mumbai attack trial begins, gunman says from Pakistan

The man accused of being the lone surviving gunman in last year’s Mumbai attacks told an Indian court on Monday that he was from Pakistan and wanted legal assistance, a senior police officer said.

In February, police formally charged Mohammed Ajmal Kasab with “waging war” against India, and his trial began on Monday via video link in Mumbai, where armed gunmen killed 166 people in a three-day rampage last November.

“He has confessed that he is from Pakistan and has also asked the court for legal assistance,” Rakesh Maria, the chief Indian investigator in the case, told Reuters by telephone.

“The hearing has concluded and the next date of the trial will be known shortly,” Maria said.

Source: Reuters

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