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Chris Kitching

Hafiz Saeed: Terrorist behind Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people 'freed from jail'

Hafiz Saeed, the suspected terrorist who allegedly masterminded the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, has been freed from prison in Pakistan, it is reported.

The United States had put a $10million bounty on his head in 2012.

Saeed, designated a terrorist by Britain, the US and the United Nations, was arrested in Pakistan last month on terror finance charges.

He is the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or “Army of the Pure”, the militant group blamed for the four-day militant attack on Mumbai more than a decade ago.

He has denied any involvement and said his network, which includes 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance services, has no ties to militant groups.

Saeed (pictured in 2001) was arrested last month on terror finance charges (AFP)

When he was arrested near Gujranwala in central Pakistan in July, he was accused of raising funds for two charities that prosecutors claim act as fronts for his banned Islamist group.

The group aims to drive India out of the disputed region of Kashmir and establish an Islamic state across Kashmir, Pakistan, and India.

India, Pakistan's Neighbour and rival, had called for Saeed to be put on trial.

Both India and the US have accused Saeed of materminding the Mumbai attacks.

Courts in Pakistan have dismissed previous cases against him, claiming there was a lack of evidence.

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