An Indian court has today sentenced a Pakistani man to death for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed 166 people.
The death penalty, which in India is carried out by hanging, must be confirmed by a higher court.
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab was the only one captured alive following the three-day rampage by 10 gunmen in November 2008 which killed people at key Mumbai landmarks, including two luxury hotels, the main train station and a Jewish centre.
The Mumbai court on Monday had found Kasab guilty on more than 80 charges, including murder and waging war on India.
India blames the Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-i- Taiba (LiT or Army of the Pure), for masterminding the attack that heightened tension between the neighbouring nuclear rivals.
In his verdict, the judge said Kasab was a LiT member and his "handlers" were in Pakistan.
After initial denials, Pakistan acknowledged that the attacks had been partially planned on its territory and that Kasab was one of its citizens.
Ten gunmen who had been trained, equipped and launched by the LiT navigated their way via the Arabian Sea from the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi to Mumbai. On November 26th, 2008, they laid siege to two of the city's luxury hotels and a nearby Jewish centre.
They also attacked the main railway station packed with commuters, firing indiscriminately into crowds killing nearly 80 people. Kasab was one of the two gunmen who attacked the station and was captured on CCTV casually walking through it shooting at random with his assault rifle.
He and his accomplice also shot dead two senior Mumbai police officers who rushed to the station.
The judge said the gunmen came prepared for "sustained urban combat", bringing with them everything from machine-guns, communication equipment to GPS devices.
The evidence against Kasab included footage from CCTV cameras in and around the train station and the testimony of more than 600 witnesses.
Additional reporting: Reuters