December 11, 2009 9:38 PM

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Too premature to talk about Headley’s extradition to India: US

The United States today said that it was too premature to talk about the extradition of Pakistani-origin American David Coleman Headley, charged with criminal conspiracy in the 26/11 terror attacks, to India. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Mr. P J Crowley was responding to a question about the statement of Indian Home Secretary G K Pillai in New Delhi that India would seek extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Headley, who was arrested by FBI in October on charges of plotting terrorist attacks in India and Denmark.<br/><br/>Early this week, FBI formally charge sheeted Headley for being allegedly involved in the Mumbai terrorist attack.<br/><br/>In New Delhi, Union Home Secretary Pillai told reporters that once India completes its probe into Headley's links with the Mumbai terror attacks, the government will seek his extradition.

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