Washington, May 06: The death sentence to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani gunman of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, received wide coverage today in the US media, which for the past few days has been focused on the Times Square bomb case involving a Pakistani American.
The news that 22-year-old Kasab has been given death sentence was immediately running on the tickers of various news channels.
“Indian court sentences to death Pakistani gunman convicted in 2008 Mumbai attacks,” said the Fox News.
The terrorist attacks on November 26, 2008 by members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had killed 166 people.
“Mumbai gunman sentenced to death,” reported CNN.
“On receiving the sentence, Kasab lowered his head. He was silent when the judge asked him if he wanted to say anything,” the CNN said.
–Agencies