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WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department has designated eight leaders of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as terrorists and placed sanctions on them, holding them accountable for the Mumbai attacks in 2008, and attacks on coalition and Afghan forces in Afghanistan.
According to a press release, the leaders who face sanctions include Sajid Mir, Abdullah Mujahid, Ahmed Yaqub, Hafiz Khalid Walid, Qari Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, Amir Hamza, Abdullah Muntazir and Talha Saeed.
Lashkar-e-Taiba has already been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) in 2001 by the US State Department.
The Treasury Departments Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S Cohen said in a statement, todays action against LeT is Treasurys most comprehensive to date against this group and includes individuals participating in all aspects of LeTs operations from commanders planning attacks to those managing LeTs relationships with other terrorist groups.
Attacking LeTs facilitation networks is particularly important, since charitable donations LeT raises in Pakistan its primary revenue source are used to fuel LeTs militant operations, it added.
source:http://tribune.com.pk/story/428574/us-designates-eight-lashkar-e-taiba-leaders-as-terrorists/
According to a press release, the leaders who face sanctions include Sajid Mir, Abdullah Mujahid, Ahmed Yaqub, Hafiz Khalid Walid, Qari Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, Amir Hamza, Abdullah Muntazir and Talha Saeed.
Lashkar-e-Taiba has already been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) in 2001 by the US State Department.
The Treasury Departments Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S Cohen said in a statement, todays action against LeT is Treasurys most comprehensive to date against this group and includes individuals participating in all aspects of LeTs operations from commanders planning attacks to those managing LeTs relationships with other terrorist groups.
Attacking LeTs facilitation networks is particularly important, since charitable donations LeT raises in Pakistan its primary revenue source are used to fuel LeTs militant operations, it added.
source:http://tribune.com.pk/story/428574/us-designates-eight-lashkar-e-taiba-leaders-as-terrorists/
