US hits 2 Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders with sanctions (AP)
WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration has designated two members of the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba as terrorists. The action bans Americans from doing business with the men and blocks any assets they have in the United States.
The Treasury Department said the men were among the group's "most significant leaders," responsible for fundraising, recruitment and the indoctrination of operatives.
By targeting the men, it hopes to hamper the group's ability to conduct terrorist attacks.
The department said in a statement that LET maintains links to al-Qaida, and was responsible for deadly attacks in Mumbai, India, in 2006 and 2008. It has been considered a foreign terrorist organization by the United States since 2001.
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