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Jimbuna
11-21-12, 11:28 AM
Well you know how the saying goes..."Those that live by the sword, die by the sword"


Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has been hanged.
The Pakistani national's plea for mercy to Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was rejected earlier this month.
He was executed in prison in Pune early on Wednesday, the Home Ministry said.
The 60-hour siege of Mumbai began on 26 November 2008. Attacks on the railway station, luxury hotels and a Jewish cultural centre claimed 166 lives. Nine gunmen were also killed.
Qasab and an accomplice carried out the assault on the main railway station, killing 52 people.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20422265

BossMark
11-21-12, 11:33 AM
The only thing I cant understand is why it took them 4 years for it to be put to the sword.

Jimbuna
11-21-12, 11:36 AM
I'm not sure but probably their legal system and appeals processes and the like.