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This is an archive article published on December 11, 2008

Pak voices in terror intercepts being matched with data bank

Investigators are matching voices of the terrorists8217; suspected Pakistani handlers with samples in a voice-data bank to build a case against Islamabad.

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Investigators are matching voices of the terrorists8217; suspected Pakistani handlers with samples in a voice-data bank to build a case against Islamabad.

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch said it had evidence that Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz Saeed was personally involved in the indoctrination and training of the 10 terrorists, along with Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and other lieutenants known as Abu Hamza and Kahafa. As reported first by The Indian Express, security agencies intercepted calls made by the terrorists from their mobile phones during the November 26-29 siege.

Highly-placed sources said today that investigators believe the terrorists used VoIP technology that allows phone calls to be made over the Internet, and calls were routed through a New Jersey-based telecom service provider. 8220;Central agencies are matching the voices from Pakistan with a voice bank archive in Delhi,8221; a source said.

Joint Commissioner Crime, Rakesh Maria said: 8220;Hafiz Saeed addressed the group during training, and Lakhvi bid them farewell at Karachi on November 22. Hamza was involved in the maritime and advanced weapons and explosives training.

8220;Kahafa was a sort of course co-ordinator who shepherded the group,8221; Maria said.

Investigators believe that Al Hussaini, the ship on which the terrorists left Pakistan, is owned by Lakhvi.

 

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