Italy makes arrests in Mumbai terror attacks
Two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year's deadly terror attacks in Mumbai, India, were arrested Saturday in Italy, police said.Two Americans have also been connected to the attacks making the outside asistance much broader based than first thought. I suspect that all those connected were also connected to the Pakistan terror group LET.They were arrested in the northern Italian city of Brescia, said Stefano Fonzi, head of Italy's Division of General Investigations and Special Operations.
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On November 25, 2008, the day before the attacks in Mumbai, the two men arrested allegedly transferred $229 that was used to activate Internet phone lines used by the suspects.
Two others connected with the longstanding money transfer agency in Brescia also were arrested for other illegal activity, Fonzi told CNN. Police are looking for a fifth man.
Italian police started their investigation the following month after being alerted by Indian authorities and the FBI that funds had been transferred from Italy, Fonzi said.
Authorities suspected the agency after money was transferred under the Muslim name of a man who had never entered Italy, a police statement said.
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