ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban movement expressed shock on Wednesday over India's execution of Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a militant squad that killed 166 people in a rampage through the financial capital Mumbai in 2008.
"There is no doubt that it's very shocking news and a big loss that a Muslim has been hanged on Indian soil," Taliban spokesmanIhsanullah Ihsan told Reuters.
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, executed in India on Wednesday for his role in the 2008 Mumbai massacre, was a "hero" who will inspire more attacks, said a senior commander of theLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
"He was a hero and will inspire other fighters to follow his path," the commander of the Pakistani militant group accused of masterminding the attack told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Pakistani Taliban 'shocked' over execution of 'Muslim' Kasab on Indian soil
The Pakistani Taliban has expressed "shock" over Wednesday's execution of Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a militant squad that killed 166 people in a rampage across India's financial capital Mumbai in 2008.
"There is no doubt that it's very shocking news and a big loss that a Muslim has been hanged on Indian soil," Taliban spokesmanEhsanullah Ehsan told Reuters.
Kasab, the lone surviving attacker behind the attacks, was hanged at a jail in Pune, after Indian President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his appeal for mercy, reports The Dawn.
The Pakistan-born attacker was hanged in Pune's Yerwada prison at 7:30 am.
Kasab was sentenced to death in May 2010 after he was found guilty of a string of charges, including waging war against India, murder and terrorist acts.
He appealed in the Supreme Court claiming he did not receive a fair trial, but his petition was struck down in August.
During the 2008 attacks, heavily armed gunmen stormed targets in Mumbai including luxury hotels, a Jewish centre, a hospital and a bustling train station.
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