26/11 perpetrators still not convicted is an affront to victims: Pompeo

Remembering 166 victims, including six Americans, of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said that it is an affront to m and ir families that its perpetrators have still t been convicted. Pompeo, who was talking to reporters at Foggy Bottom hequarters of State Department in Washington, said cowardly attack shocked entire world.

'We remember 166 incent victims including six Americans'

"Today also marks 11th anniversary of Mumbai terrorist attack. We remember 166 incent victims including six Americans," he said. It is an affront to victims and families that those who did Mumbai attack "have still t been convicted, Pompeo said. In a separate tweet, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells expressed deepest sympathies to families of victims. US hours ir memories and is committed to seeing those responsible for se horrific acts brought to justice, Wells said.

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One of deliest terror attacks in India's history

Meanwhile, a large number of Indian-Americans and members of Pakistani mirity and ethnic communities gared in front of Embassy of Pakistan to protest against country's role in supporting cross border terrorist activities. y demanded that perpetrators of terrorist attack be brought to justice. In one of deliest terror attacks in India's history, 166 people were killed and over 300 injured when 10 heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan created mayhem in Mumbai on vember 26, 2008.

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