Pakistan arrests suspect in 2008 Mumbai attacks

Published July 17, 2019 6:17pm ET



Pakistan has arrested a radical cleric who is accused of being involved in the deadly 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

Hafiz Saeed, 69, was arrested Wednesday by Pakistani authorities. Saeed founded the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has been blamed for the brutal November 2008 gun and bomb attacks that killed 166 people and left more than 300 injured.

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