Muslims welcome Lakhwi arrest, condemn Mumbai attacks on Eid

New York, Dec 9 (PTI) Muslims across the United States
welcomed the arrest of suspected Mumbai terror attacks
mastermind and Lashker-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi
in Pakistan, as they celebrated the festival of Eid-ul-Azha.

Several meetings were held in a number of American cities
by Muslim organisations across the US after Eid prayers, in
which the assembled people condemned the deadly strikes on the
metropolis and pledged to fight religious extremism.

Addressing the meeting in New York, they also expressed
hope that India would also take action against the "Hindu
militants groups" suspected in the recent anti-Christian and
anti-Muslim activities.

President of the Islamic Center of Long Island, a suburb
of New York, Habeeb Ahmed also congratulated the people of
India for not allowing to let extremist groups politicise the
"heinous attacks" in Mumbai in the just concluded Assembly
elections.