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"Travel records for Rana corroborate that he was in Dubai
days before the Mumbai attacks and was returning from China
when the attacks occurred," the FBI said.
"Rana flew to Dubai and arrived on November 21, 2008. He
remained in Dubai until November 24, 2008. On November 24,
2008, Rana travelled to China from Dubai. Then, on November
26, 2008 – the day the Mumbai attacks started – Rana boarded a
plane to return to America," it said.
The FBI charged that Rana had conceded about his Dubai
meetings in his post-arrest statements. Further, Rana
acknowledged that he had met "Pasha" in Dubai and that "Pasha"
even stayed with him.
"Rana, however, falsely denied being told by 'Pasha'
specifically that the Mumbai attacks were about to happen.
Instead, Rana claimed that 'Pasha' only told him that 'they
were saying that you know, we are fighting in Kashmir, and we
are doing all this thing, and ... things which we are
planning and all that'," the FBI affidavit said.
Federal prosecutors said that far from advocating
non-violence, Rana's own statements reveal his support for the
brutal killing of 166 people.
"Rana was told of the attacks before they happened and
offered compliments and congratulations to those who carried
them out afterwards," the FBI said.
"Even if one were to credit Rana's false post-arrest
claim that his compliments were directed to 'one of the main
planners' for LeT - a designated terrorist organisation - only
related to attacks in Kashmir, it is quite clear that Rana is
no Gandhi," the FBI said. PTI