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Plotter Says Pakistani Spy Agency Played Role in 2008 Mumbai Attacks

HeadlineFeb 09, 2016

A Pakistani American who helped plan the 2008 attacks that killed more than 163 people in Mumbai, India, says he met with two handlers from Pakistan’s military intelligence agency while plotting the attack. India has long sought to establish a link between the attacks and the Pakistani government. David Headley, who is serving a 35-year sentence in the United States, spoke to an Indian court by teleconference. Headley went to Pakistan in 2002 as a U.S. drug informant; U.S. officials ignored repeated warnings about his suspected terrorist activity.

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