On 26/11 anniversary, human rights activists protest outside Pak embassy in Tokyo

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 26 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

Remembering the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, human rights activists on Tuesday protested outside the Pakistan embassy in Tokyo, an official said.

Over 166 people including non-Indians lost their lives in the terrorist strikes in India's financial capital on this day 11 years ago.

"A Japanese citizen, Hisashi Tsuda, who was on a business trip on the fateful day, was also one of the victims of this terror attack in Mumbai," the official said.

As a tribute to the victims of 26/11 as well as victims of terror attacks elsewhere, around 40-50 human rights activists demonstrated in front of the Pakistan embassy in Tokyo demanding capital punishment for Hafeez Saeed, the mastermind of the attack, he said.

Saeed is a co-founder of terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba and chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD), another terrorist group, operating mainly from Pakistan. Both his organisations have been banned by India.

The United States had announced a bounty of USD 10 million on Saeed for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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First Published: Nov 26 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

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