American David Headley (David Headley), previously recognized to participate in the preparation of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, November 26, 2008, said that the attack was organized under the leadership of Pakistan's secret services. About this newspaper on June 10 The Times of India.
Hadley said that the attack on hotels in Mumbai, which resulted in nearly 200 deaths and more than 300 injured, the militants of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, were prepared under the direction of the top leaders of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI). He noted that representatives of the ISI was carried out with the militants consultation at all stages of organizing the attacks.
November 26, 2008 in Mumbai, a group of terrorists seized hostages in the two hotels and residential complex. Militants held by people more days. At the same time were fired on several hotels, restaurants, train station and hospital. Also in the city, a series of explosions.
The investigation revealed that the attacks was a group Lashkar-e-Taiba, "and participated in the attack militants trained on Pakistani territory.
The arrests of the accused in the case of an attack on Mumbai were both in India and Pakistan. In connection with the bombings has been arrested 47 people, 45 of whom were Pakistani nationality. Subsequently, however, many were released, the prosecution presented only eight. Indian authorities suspect that the organization had been involved in terrorist attacks, Pakistani intelligence agencies.
David Hedley, an American of Pakistani origin (at birth his name was Sayed Daud Gilani) was arrested in the U.S. in October 2009. Initially it was suspected of preparing attacks on offices of Danish newspaper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten,'s publisher cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. However, investigators soon learned that Hadley is associated with the organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Hadley agreed to cooperate with the investigation and acknowledged that the collected information to the terrorists who prepared the attacks in the Indian metropolis. In exchange for the attention of the authorities promised not to seek the death penalty.