Pakistan court bails man accused of masterminding Mumbai attack


  • World
  • Thursday, 18 Dec 2014

Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi speaks during a rally in this picture taken April 21, 2008. Lakhvi, one of the suspected planners of last month's attack by gunmen on Mumbai, was arrested by Pakistani security forces in a raid on a militant camp, several sources in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, said December 8, 2008. REUTERS/Abu Arqam Naqash

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court granted bail on Thursday to a man accused of masterminding a deadly 2008 rampage through the Indian city of Mumbai, lawyers said.

The decision to grant bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi drew quick condemnation from India and is likely to hinder attempts to patch up relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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