December 29, 2016 6:20 AM

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US calls Pakistan student group wing of banned militant organization

The United States has announced that it was adding the student wing of the Pakistan-based militant organization, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to its list of foreign terrorist organizations. <br/><br/>The State Department's move against the student group, Al-Muhammadia Students, came as the Treasury Department added two Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders to the US list of specially designated global terrorists, subjecting them to US sanctions.<br/><br/>LeT has been accused of orchestrating numerous attacks, including a 2008 assault in Mumbai that killed 166 people.<br/><br/> LeT was banned by the Pakistani government in 2002 but it has continued operating through front organizations, according to US officials, and their leaders conduct public rallies and interviews.<br/>

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