FBI team visits Kasab's village.Byline: ANI Washington, Jan 1 (ANI): A US Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI) team has visited Faridkot in Paklistan is Pujab province the ancestral village of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist arrested for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks. The team, headed by the FBI's director William Robert, visited Faridkot to investigate Kasab's link with Pakistan, the Dawn reports. Refusing to comment on the report, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said, "We are unable to provide details of what is being done." "The FBI continues to assist Indian authorities with their investigation. We will work with the Indian authorities and our partners to follow leads wherever they may take us," he added. Meanwhile, Islamabad continues to remain clueless clue·less adj. Lacking understanding or knowledge. clueless Adjective Slang helpless or stupid Adj. 1. about the reported visit. "It is not in the knowledge of the Interior Ministry and the Punjab government," Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah was quoted as saying. Before coming to Pakistan, the FBI team had visited India but didn't issue on their visit. According to sources, the FBI team questioned Kasab for more than nine hours and sought minor details about Kasab's native village and his alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant organisation. The FBI also reportedly collected DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. samples of nine terrorists killed in Mumbai to find out whether they matched with anyone in their data bank. Pakistani and the officials have a contradictory take on the FBI's investigation's. While Indian officials claim that the FBI did found some substantial links on a Pakistani agency's involvement in the attacks, the Pakistanis insist that it didn't. US officials have chosen to remain silent on the issue. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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