Hafiz Saeed leads Eid prayers at Lahore stadium

Thousands offered the prayers with Saeed,who carries a $10 million bounty on his head.

Hafiz Saeed,the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai,Friday led Eid prayers at the famous Gaddafi stadium here,hours after the Jamat-ud-Dawah chief tweeted that time is near when those oppressed in Kashmir,Palestine and Burma will celebrate Eid in the air of Freedom.

Thousands offered the prayers with Saeed,who carries a $10 million bounty on his head.

Posters with Saeeds photo were pasted in several locations in the city ahead of the gathering.

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In his tweet,Saeed said,Time is near when those oppressed in Kashmir,Palestine and Burma will celebrate Eid in the air of Freedom InshaAllah. #EidMubarak.

So,we say Eid Mubarak to you in these testing times; soon world will say Eid Mubarak to you after your triumph. May ALLAH accept.

ALLAH will not waste your Sacrifices,Ummah will be glorified,Islam will be strengthened,that time is very near #kashmir, he tweeted from his account @HafizSaeedJUD.

India has repeatedly asked Pakistan to bring Saeed to justice for masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He has often been seen addressing anti-India rallies in Pakistan. Islamabad says it has no proof against him.

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A total of 166 people,including six Americans,were killed in the LeT terror attack in Indias financial hub of Mumbai in November 2008.

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