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`Headley`s wife warned FBI of his LeT links yrs before 26/11`
Lalit K Jha
Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) Three years prior to the 2008
Mumbai attacks in India, the FBI was warned of the strikes and
David Headley's links with the LeT by the wife of the
Pakistani-American terrorist, says an investigative report.
"Three years before Pakistani terrorists struck Mumbai in
2008, federal agents in New York City investigated a tip that
an American businessman was training in Pakistan with the
group that later executed the attack," according to the
report on the 26/11 attacks published by ProPublica, an
independent, non-profit newsroom engaged in investigative
journalism in the public interest.
"The previously undisclosed allegations against David
Coleman Headley, who became a key figure in the plot that
killed 166 people, came from his wife after a domestic dispute
that resulted in his arrest in 2005," the report said.
In three interviews with federal agents, Headley's wife
said he was an active militant in Lashkar-e-Taiba, had trained
extensively in its Pakistani camps and had shopped for night
vision goggles and other equipment, the report investigated by
Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica said citing officials and
sources close to the case.
A version of the investigative report released on Friday
by ProPublica -- which is supported entirely by philanthropy
and provides the articles it produces, free of charge, both
through its website and to leading news organisations -- was
also published by the online edition of 'The Washington Post'.
There was no immediate response from the FBI on the
authenticity of the report.
"The handling of the Headley case calls into question the
progress of American law enforcement and intelligence agencies
in improving their coordination and ability to 'connect the
dots' and deter attacks. It also raises questions about a
complicated relationship between American authorities and a
confessed terrorist," ProPublica said.
Headley's wife, whom ProPublica is not identifying to
protect her safety, also told agents that Headley had bragged
of working as a paid US informant while he trained with the
terrorists in Pakistan, according to a person close to the
case, the report said. (MORE) PTI
Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) Three years prior to the 2008
Mumbai attacks in India, the FBI was warned of the strikes and
David Headley's links with the LeT by the wife of the
Pakistani-American terrorist, says an investigative report.
"Three years before Pakistani terrorists struck Mumbai in
2008, federal agents in New York City investigated a tip that
an American businessman was training in Pakistan with the
group that later executed the attack," according to the
report on the 26/11 attacks published by ProPublica, an
independent, non-profit newsroom engaged in investigative
journalism in the public interest.
"The previously undisclosed allegations against David
Coleman Headley, who became a key figure in the plot that
killed 166 people, came from his wife after a domestic dispute
that resulted in his arrest in 2005," the report said.
In three interviews with federal agents, Headley's wife
said he was an active militant in Lashkar-e-Taiba, had trained
extensively in its Pakistani camps and had shopped for night
vision goggles and other equipment, the report investigated by
Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica said citing officials and
sources close to the case.
A version of the investigative report released on Friday
by ProPublica -- which is supported entirely by philanthropy
and provides the articles it produces, free of charge, both
through its website and to leading news organisations -- was
also published by the online edition of 'The Washington Post'.
There was no immediate response from the FBI on the
authenticity of the report.
"The handling of the Headley case calls into question the
progress of American law enforcement and intelligence agencies
in improving their coordination and ability to 'connect the
dots' and deter attacks. It also raises questions about a
complicated relationship between American authorities and a
confessed terrorist," ProPublica said.
Headley's wife, whom ProPublica is not identifying to
protect her safety, also told agents that Headley had bragged
of working as a paid US informant while he trained with the
terrorists in Pakistan, according to a person close to the
case, the report said. (MORE) PTI
