US prosecutors charge four more Pak-based LeT men over 26/11

Chicago, Apr 26 (PTI) Four more Pakistani conspirators
have been charged by US prosecutors with carrying out the 2008
Mumbai terror attacks on behalf of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
In a second superseding indictment filed by the federal
prosecutors before a court here Monday, the four were
identified as Sajid Mir, Mazhar Iqbal, Abu Qahafa and one by
the name of 'Major Iqbal'. Besides, the indictment mentioned
an unnamed individual "Lashkar Member D." All are residents of
Pakistan.
The four men identified were previously mentioned but not
named in the indictments that charged Pakistani-American David
Coleman Headley and Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana in
connection with the Mumbai attacks which killed 166 people,
including six Americans.
Sajid Mir was associated with LeT and supervised others
linked with the outfit. He served as a "handler" for Headley,
who has confessed to his involvement in Mumbai attacks, and
others who were directed to carry out actions relating to
planning, preparing for and carrying out the terrorist strikes
on behalf of LeT.
While Abu Qahafa was an associate with LeT who trained
others in combat techniques for use in terrorist attacks;
Mazhar Iqbal and 'Lashkar Member D' were LeT commanders.
An individual known as 'Major Iqbal' participated in
planning and funding attacks carried out by LeT in Mumbai,
federal prosecutors said.
According to the indictment, Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa and
Mazhar Iqbal conspired with each other, Headley, 'Lashkar
Member D' and others known and unknown to the grand jury, to
deliver, place, discharge and detonate explosives and other
lethal devices in, into and against places of public use,
state and government facilities, public transportation systems
and infrastructure facilities in India.
They acted with the intent to cause death and serious
bodily injury, and with the intent to cause extensive
destruction of such places and facilities and where such
destruction would likely result in major economic loss.
The indictment noted that the David Headley was a
national of the United States, from where he was arrested.
The court documents showed that in February 2009, one
Abdur Rehman Hashmim Syed took Headley to meet LeT terrorist
Ilyas Kashmiri in Waziristan region of Pakistan.
During the meeting, Kashmiri indicated that he had
reviewed Copenhagen videotapes made by Headley and suggested
that they consider using a truck bomb to attack a Danish
newspaper for publishing cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.
Kashmiri also indicated that he could provide
manpower for the operation and that the participation of
Lashkar was not necessary.
Headley, the federal prosecutors, said was associated
with LeT and attended its training camps in Pakistan which
began in or around February 2002, August 2002, April 2003,
August 2003 and December 2003. he assisted senior LeT men in
planning and preparing for terrorist attacks.