Alleged Mastermind Of India Terror Attacks That Killed More Than 160 People – Including Chabad Rabbi And His Wife – Freed

The US State Department said it is "gravely concerned" by the development. "We are gravely concerned about the release on bail of alleged Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. We have communicated that concern to senior Pakistani officials over the course of many months," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke told a news briefing.

Above: Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivkie

The Times of India reports:

The US and Israel, both countries who lost their citizens during the horrific Mumbai attacks of 2008, on Saturday reacted sharply against the release of terror mastermind Zaki-ur Rahman Lakhvi by a Pakistani court.

As Lakhvi walked out of prison, it evoked an instant reaction by French President Francois Hollande on Friday in the midst of his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on his first European tour since taking charge.

The US state department said it is "gravely concerned" by the development. "We are gravely concerned about the release on bail of alleged Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. We have communicated that concern to senior Pakistani officials over the course of many months," state department spokesman Jeff Rathke told a news briefing.

"Pakistan has pledged its cooperation in bringing the perpetrators, financiers, and sponsors of the Mumbai terrorist attacks to justice, and we urge Pakistan to follow through on that commitment to ensure justice for the 166 innocent people, including six Americans, who lost their lives," he said.

Israeli ambassador in India Daniel Carmon expressed disappointment and dismay over Lakhvi's release, describing it as a setback to international efforts to fight terror. In a statement, he said, "Israel is surprised and disappointed by the release of Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the Mumbai attack in which, as part of the horrific attack, Israeli nationals and a Jewish centre - the Nariman House - were targeted," he said.

But the US stopped short of describing any "consequences". The Pakistan decision to release Lakhvi from preventive detention comes days after the US enthusiastically cleared weapons worth $1 billion for Pakistan to ostensibly fight terrorists. The US state department said it had told Pakistan of its concerns on Thursday, urging Islamabad to keep Lakhvi in custody.

Lakhvi may have been in custody for the past six years, but it has not hampered his operational freedom. Reports from Pakistan have repeatedly asserted that he has continued to lead the LeT from prison and had even fathered a child.

Carmon said, "This release is a setback for the international efforts in the war against terror in which India and Israel are close partners." During the Mumbai attacks, the terrorists targeted a Jewish Chabad House where six people, including the rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, were killed.

Lakhvi, a close relative of LeT founder and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, was arrested in December 2008 and was indicted along with the six others on November 25, 2009 in connection with the 26/11 attacks.

Comments

[RWisler]

Pakistan itself is threatened by radical Islam. By turning a blind-eye to radical Islam, Pakistan has turned from a prosperous country that democratically elected a woman prime minister in the 1980's into a state that currently harbors and encourages terrorists and is economically trashed.

Israel is following the same path as Pakistan by turning a blind-eye toward radical Judaism.

[jake]

This is a time when extra judicial killing be implemented . As far as I am concerned any Jew who sees this man should feel the obligation to kill him . Obviously if you're not a government agent and the chances that you will because and punished are high it's alright to have the desire to kill him but it would be advisable to sacrifice your own life .

So animal all for the death of anti-somatic murderers.

[Rocky]

Pakistan has nuclear weapons; so America's options are somewhat limited.

It seems to me that the Middle East was a more stable place before the US went to war against Saddam Hussein.

[Shayna G in NZ]

The Pakistanis will never put this man on trial despite evidence
of his involvement in masterminding the Mumbai attacks, because of the close relationship between his organisation LeT and the Pakistani intelligence service.
The Pakistani intelligence service was instrumental in establishing
LeT.

[JACK]

Hussein Obbumer should be the last person to complain about releasing murderous terrorist's,this vile America hating creature,has released scores of the most dangerous terrorist's the last couple of years

[JACK]

Israel is following the same path as Pakistan by turning a blind-eye toward radical Judaism.

Posted by: RWisler | April 11, 2015 at 08:45 PM
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Anyone comparing or mentioning in the same breath "radical Jews and murderous terrorist Muslim beast"s",is either criminally insane or a vile Self hating bastard, or most probably both

[nachos]

Jack
What happened to the guy that got a life sentence for killing all those Arabs at the tomb. His name escapes me. Didn't he get a life sentence, but got let out on weekends ?

[sifter]

Yes Rwisler, when you can point to Jews beheading 10 doctors as ISIS did just today then I'll consider your comments. Otherwise your utterances are just vile and insane.

[nachos]

Jack
name one terrorist, Obama has released. Shall we go down the very long list of the ones he killed.

[Shayna G in NZ]

Nachos

Baruch Goldstein (a member of the Jewish extremist group Kach ) was the perpetrator of the massacre at the Tomb of the Patriarchs,in which 29 Palestinians died .He was over-powered by survivors and killed at the
scene.
Israeli extremists consider him a hero.They built a memorial to him which
the Israeli government dismantled it several times but they keep rebuilding it.

[Shayna G in NZ]

Jewish extremists are agitating to have Yigal Amir (who
assassinated President Rabin in1995) released from prison.
Many of them consider him a hero.Amir has been allowed conjugal visits in jail and has fathered a child.

[Choni Ha Meraget]

I promise you not for long...
This is personal Israeli Shin Bet will take car of him just as they did with each of the Olympic game massacre.

[JACK]

Jack
name one terrorist, Obama has released. Shall we go down the very long list of the ones he killed.

Posted by: nachos | April 12, 2015 at 12:44 AM
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nachos,
Are you really stupid or just acting it?
ever hear of Guantanamo ? where America had incarcerated the most dangerous and murderous terrorist's,and this vile traitor-against the advice of all of his security experts,closed it down and released those animals.
Did you also miss,how this America hating creature released 5 of the most dangerous terrorist from jail in order to get back one American TRAITOROUS deserter who converted to islam.

[nachos( the original one)]

Jack
The people that were released from Guantanamo were cleared. You actually believe that we should hold people without trial. Even the people in Guantanamo deserve either a military tribunal or a civilian trial. Then again you are saying that we can hold people indefinitely without either a military or civilian trial. I guess you like the Nazi policies.

Who killed Osama bin Laden? Say it Jack!

[nachos( the original one)]

Shayna
There was another Israeli mass murderer of Arabs that died in a car accident while he was out for the weekend. I forget his name.

[nachos( the original one)]

Jack
Have you ever heard of Ami Popper?

[JACK]

ok guys............i guess i'm just a dumb ass........ see ya....i gotta go back to my mommy's basement and fiddle with myself

[nachos( the original one)]

Jack
You are finally starting to make sense!

[nachos( the original one)]

Jack
I am still waiting for you to say it. What commander and chief sent the troops to kill Osama? Cmon, you can say it. I know you can. Stop fiddling with yourself for one moment and say the name.

[JACK]

@ nachos.......... ummmmmmmmmmmmmm jfk?

[nachos( the original one)]

Jack
I know that you can say it. I will continue asking until you actually do say it

[m]

how stupid from the hochbergs to have left the door open during services and the Shabbat dinner . they should have known better . any chaBAD house in the world , no matter where it is , is a target of attack .
the mumbai attack was carefully planned .
and it worked out very well bc of lack of security from those spaced out hochbergs .

[nachos( the original one)]

Jack
Are you done fiddling. Answer the question!

[Shayna G in NZ]

m

Have you been to India or Chabad House in Mumbai?
In actual fact it was pretty well guarded. I have spent a lot of time
in India and at that time of year it is very hot and humid, oppressively so.Everyone leaves their windows wide open,
the door if it was unlocked would have been open to allow
guests to enter. IIRC the terrorists entered over the first
floor balcony not through the front door.