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| US charges three for 'India plot' | US charges three for 'India plot' |
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| A Pakistani militant leader a former Pakistani army officer and a man from Chicago have been charged in the US over the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. | |
| Militant chief Ilyas Kashmiri and ex-army officer Abdur Rehman were also charged with plotting to attack the offices of a Danish newspaper. | Militant chief Ilyas Kashmiri and ex-army officer Abdur Rehman were also charged with plotting to attack the offices of a Danish newspaper. |
| Neither has yet been arrested. Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana had already been charged with the newspaper plot. | Neither has yet been arrested. Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana had already been charged with the newspaper plot. |
| The Mumbai attacks left 174 people, including nine gunmen, dead. | The Mumbai attacks left 174 people, including nine gunmen, dead. |
| All three men are accused of helping to lay the groundwork for the November 2008 attacks in the Indian city. | All three men are accused of helping to lay the groundwork for the November 2008 attacks in the Indian city. |
| Last October, Mr Rana was arrested and charged with plotting overseas attacks including one on the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten. | Last October, Mr Rana was arrested and charged with plotting overseas attacks including one on the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten. |
| He was arrested with David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American accused of having helped identify targets for the Mumbai attacks and also of plotting to attack the newspaper. | He was arrested with David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American accused of having helped identify targets for the Mumbai attacks and also of plotting to attack the newspaper. |
| On Thursday, extra charges in connection with the Danish newspaper plot and new charges relating to the Mumbai attacks were filed against Mr Rana. | On Thursday, extra charges in connection with the Danish newspaper plot and new charges relating to the Mumbai attacks were filed against Mr Rana. |
| The Jyllands-Posten's decision to publish a series of cartoons about the Prophet Mohammed in 2005 sparked angry and violent protests from Muslims in several countries. | The Jyllands-Posten's decision to publish a series of cartoons about the Prophet Mohammed in 2005 sparked angry and violent protests from Muslims in several countries. |
| Both men have denied the charges. | Both men have denied the charges. |
| US prosecutors have now charged retired Pakistani army officer Abdur Rehman and Ilyas Kashmiri, a leader of an outlawed Pakistan-based militant group with plotting the 2008 attacks in Mumbai. | US prosecutors have now charged retired Pakistani army officer Abdur Rehman and Ilyas Kashmiri, a leader of an outlawed Pakistan-based militant group with plotting the 2008 attacks in Mumbai. |
| Abdur Rehman is believed to be living in Pakistan, while Ilyas Kashmiri is said to be living in the Pakistani tribal areas in Waziristan. | Abdur Rehman is believed to be living in Pakistan, while Ilyas Kashmiri is said to be living in the Pakistani tribal areas in Waziristan. |
| Ilyas Kashmiri was reported to have been killed by an air strike in September 2009 - but reports since then have said he was alive. | Ilyas Kashmiri was reported to have been killed by an air strike in September 2009 - but reports since then have said he was alive. |
| It is very difficult to confirm information from Pakistan's north-western tribal belt. | It is very difficult to confirm information from Pakistan's north-western tribal belt. |