BRESCIA, Italy (WJC)–Two Pakistanis suspected of helping facilitate the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai have been arrested in Italy. The men, a father and son, were arrested Saturday in the northern Italian city of Brescia. Ten terrorists believed to have come from Pakistan carried out the attacks in the India city. Over 170 people were killed in the attacks, including six Jews at Mumbai’s Chabad House. Targets also included hotels and a train station.
Mohammad Yaqub Janjua, 60, and Aamer Yaqub Janjua, 31, are accused of aiding and abetting international terrorism as well as illegal financial activity. Police on Saturday said the Pakistanis were arrested in Brescia for having transferred about US$ 230 to finance internet telephone lines used by the attackers. They were identified after leads from India and the FBI, police said.
In July, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, a 21-year-old Pakistani and the sole surviving attacker, pleaded guilty to 86 charges, including waging war on India, murder and possessing explosives, at his Mumbai trial. He faces the death penalty.
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