Pakistan detains 'Mumbai plotter'

[Turborama]

Source: Al Jazeera English

Pakistan has confirmed the arrest of another alleged plotter of the Mumbai attacks and sought further details from India to prosecute those involved in the carnage.

India blamed a banned Pakistan-based group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, for the November 26-29 siege that killed 165 people and wounded 300 more in India's financial capital.

"We have arrested one more suspect, Shahid Jamil Riaz, who facilitated transaction of money and was part of the overall planning," Rehman Malik, the interior ministry chief, said on Monday.

Riaz was arrested in Karachi, he said.

"We have written to the foreign office today to request India for some more information," Malik said.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/04/20094144437812210.html

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They sure took their time confirming that one...