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| Kasab was 'prime target' for recruiters |
| 2009-04-13 |
| Ajmal Kasab, accused of being part of a 10-man group that attacked Mumbai in November last year, was ripe for recruitment by terrorists, police and security experts say. "He fits the profile if you look at the terrorists recruited by Lashkar-e-Tayyaba," said Wilson John, senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi and a specialist in extremist groups. "They come from lower-middle class or poor families. They're not entirely uneducated, just a little bit educated, they're unemployed and looking for a job. They're not religiously inclined but they can be brainwashed. He was a prime target," he told AFP. The few biographical details that have come to light so far show that Kasab was born and brought up in Faridkot, Punjab. His father Amir Iman ran a food stall in the village, and his mother was called Noor, Britain's The Observer newspaper said in December, citing the local electoral roll. Joining a group like Lashkar "offers them a sense of identity", John said. "They find a purpose in these groups when they are without an objective in life. They're given the protection and comfort of a community." |
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