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US slaps sanctions on terrorist groups behind Mumbai attacks ahead of Obama visit | | The United States has imposed sanctions on two Pakistan-based terrorist organizations responsible for the 2008 and 2006 attacks in Mumbai. The Treasury Department said that it targeted the financial and support networks of
Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM). It also took action
against Azam Cheema, saying
that he had helped train operatives for the 26/11, 2008, Mumbai attacks and was
the "mastermind" behind the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings carried out by LeT.
The sanctions also targeted Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, head of LeT's political
arm, Al Rehmat Trust, an operational front for JeM and Mohammed Masood Azhar
Alvi,
JeM's founder and leader. "LeT and JeM have proven both their willingness and
ability to execute attacks against innocent civilians," the Daily Times quoted
Stuart Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, as saying
in a statement. "Today's action - including the designation of Azam Cheema, one
of LeT's leading commanders who was involved in the 2008 and 2006 Mumbai
attacks
- is an important step in incapacitating the operational and financial networks
of these deadly organizations," he added. The sanction prohibits all transactions
with US citizens and companies, and freezes any of the targets' assets under US
jurisdiction.
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