Defense attorneys set to cross examine government’s star witness in 2008 Mumbai terror case

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By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, May 26, 9:19 AM

CHICAGO — An admitted American terrorist, the government’s star witness in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai, faces more questions Thursday from defense attorneys seeking to portray their client as the man’s pawn.

Defense attorneys already have started attacking the character of David Coleman Headley, who has testified that his longtime friend Tahawwur Rana assisted him in scoping out targets for the three-day siege that killed more than 160 people in India’s largest city. During three days of testimony, Headley has detailed through emails and recorded conversations how he says Pakistani intelligence and a Pakistani militant group coordinated in planning the attacks.

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NEW DELHI–As India prepares to hold its Republic Day celebration Tuesday, security around markets, historic sites and government buildings is being beefed up to protect against a possible attack.Meanwhile, tensions are escalating over speculation about how India would respond to such a strike.

After the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, when Pakistan-based militants killed more than 170 people, there was a public outcry for a military response.