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| Mumbai attacks suspect is charged | Mumbai attacks suspect is charged |
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| Indian police have charged the man identified as the sole surviving gunman from November's deadly Mumbai attacks with "waging war" against India. | Indian police have charged the man identified as the sole surviving gunman from November's deadly Mumbai attacks with "waging war" against India. |
| It is believed the charge sheet against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab and 19 others runs into thousands of pages. | It is believed the charge sheet against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab and 19 others runs into thousands of pages. |
| Indian and Pakistani citizens are among those charged, according to reports. | Indian and Pakistani citizens are among those charged, according to reports. |
| Police say Qasab, who is from Pakistan, and nine other gunmen attacked multiple locations in the financial capital. More than 170 people were killed. | |
| India accused Pakistan-based militants of the attacks. Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil. | India accused Pakistan-based militants of the attacks. Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil. |
| 'Charged' | |
| Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab was not produced in court but two other accused - Indian nationals Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin who stand accused of scouting for the attacks - were present along with their lawyers. | |
| Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said a copy of the charge sheet will soon be given to Qasab. | |
| More than 170 people died in the attacks in Mumbai in November | |
| "Ajmal Qasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin have been charged under various acts, including murder, attempt to murder, damaging public property among other," Mr Nikam told reporters as he left court. | |
| He said the trial would be held in the maximum-security Arthur Road jail. | |
| The charge sheet, which runs into thousands of pages, is the result of painstaking investigations by the Mumbai police, says the BBC's Zubair Ahmad in Mumbai (Bombay). | |
| Police have also brought charges against seven people from Pakistan. | |
| They include Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who is described as operations chief of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, and another alleged Lashkar member, Abu Hamza. | |
| Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab was arrested on 28 November and Indian law required charges to be laid in court within 90 days of detention. | |
| He could face the death penalty if found guilty. | He could face the death penalty if found guilty. |
| Difficult relations | |
| Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened considerably since the November attacks. | Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened considerably since the November attacks. |
| India accused Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind them and suggested that "state actors" in Pakistan were also involved. | |
| It has submitted a list of suspects to Pakistan and demanded they be handed over. | It has submitted a list of suspects to Pakistan and demanded they be handed over. |
| Both Pakistan and Lashkar have denied involvement. | |
| However, Pakistan's investigation this month found that at least nine suspected attackers had sailed from Karachi to Mumbai in three boats in November. | However, Pakistan's investigation this month found that at least nine suspected attackers had sailed from Karachi to Mumbai in three boats in November. |
| Pakistan says it has indicted eight people, six of whom have already been arrested, and that any trials will take place on its soil. | Pakistan says it has indicted eight people, six of whom have already been arrested, and that any trials will take place on its soil. |