India remembers Mumbai's day of terror
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The people of India's financial capital Mumbai have observed the first anniversary of last year's deadly bombings. In a show of strength, a police parade was staged in the city centre, marking a year to the day since 10 heavily armed gunmen attacked Mumbai's central railway station, a restaurant, a Jewish centre and two luxury hotels.
Memorial services were held for the 166 people who died in what's often been likened by India's press to the September 11th attacks on New York. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who's in Washington on a state visit, says New Delhi will continue to push Pakistan - where the Mumbai bombers are believed to have trained - to crack down on extremists.
Nine terrorists were killed during the Mumbai attacks. One, a Pakistani national, was captured alive and is in jail in India. On the eve of today's anniversary, a Pakistani court charged seven other suspects, including the alleged mastermind Zaki ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who's leader of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. All seven pleaded not guilty in connection to last November's siege. Their case was adjourned to early December.
Presenter: Corinne Podger
Speaker: Ashraf Engineer, Assistant Editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
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