March 15, 2010 11:01 AM

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20 Indian and 320 across the globe target are identified by lashkar says US lawmaker

According to a top US lawmaker, Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India.Speaking before a Congressional hearing last week, Congressman Gary Ackerman said that in the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigators uncovered in controller records and e-mail accounts a list of 320 locations worldwide deemed by the LeT as possible targets for attack. He said only 20 of the targets were located within India. Ackerman added that the LeT has been attacking US forces in Afghanistan almost from day one and also slaughtering Indians by the score for decades. He said this group of savages needs to be crushed urgently. Ackerman said unfortunately, the LeT enjoys a substantial global network stretching from the Philippines to the United Kingdom.He said though after 9/11, Pakistan officially banned the LeT, the reality is that LeT maintains a clear public presence and a vast recruiting network by providing extremely useful charitable and social services to millions of people in that country. Ackerman said that Public estimates suggest LeT operates some 2,000 offices in towns and villages throughout Pakistan, as well as maintaining ties with the Pakistani military. He added that there is, in fact, no reason to doubt that Pakistan's military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks.

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