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UN declares a dead man as terrorist

Other News Materials 11 December 2008 21:31 (UTC +04:00)

A Pakistani man listed as a terrorist by The United Nations Security Council on Thursday died six years ago, according to media reports Thursday, dpa reported.

Haji Mohammad Ashraf's name was one of four included in a list released by the Security Council Wednesday. People on the list will be subject to UN sanctions for links to the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which is suspected in last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

According to a Security Council press release, Ashraf was the chief of finance of LeT.

But Ashraf died on June 11, 2002 in a hospital in Pakistan's southern city of Hyderabad at the age of 70, Urdu-language Dunya news channel reported Thursday, showing footage of his death certificate.

According to the report, Ashraf was buried the following day in his home town, Badin.

He was arrested by Pakistani authorities in April 2001 for his links with LeT, but released three months later.

Police detained him again on December 30, 2001, on terrorism charges. He was freed him a few weeks before his death.

The Security Council list also included: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, chief of the LeT; Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, chief of operations; and Mohmoud Mohammad Ahmed Bahaziq, a Saudi financier of the group.

Indian authorities suspect LeT masterminded the November 26 Mumbai siege that left more than 170 people dead and approached UN for the sanctions on its alleged leaders.

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