REVscene Automotive Forum - Father Son arrested in Italy

Father and son who run a money transfer agency in Northern Italy
Were arrested for supporting terrorism when one of the money transfers, in the amount of $229, was transferred to allegedly pay for activating a cell phone that was allegedly used by the Mumbai attackers.

Quote:

* Pakistani father-son duo held in Italy over 26/11

STAFF WRITER 17:11 HRS IST

Prasun Sonwalkar

London, Nov 21 (PTI) Tracing new links to the Mumbai carnage, a Pakistani father-son duo were today arrested from Italy for allegedly managing money transfer to finance phone communications of the attackers following leads from Indian and US investigators.

The two men, who ran a money transfer agency, were arrested in an early morning raid from the northern Italian city of Brescia, police said.

The duo have been identified by the police as Mohammad Yaqub Janjua, 60, and Aamer Yaqub Janjua, 31. They have been accused of aiding and abetting international terrorism as well as illegal financial activity.

On November 25, 2008, a day before the attacks, they transferred USD 229 to activate an internet phone account that was used by the attackers and their accomplices, said Stefano Fonzi, the head of anti-terror police in Brescia.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/387678_P...aly-over-26-11

Seems kind of unreal that they can make the connections.
Those connections being:

this money transfer was a personal transfer by the Father and Son and not a part of their business service

and the money that was transferred was used to activate a phone

and that this phone was used by one of the terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks.

but weirder things have happened considering all the stupid criminals out there. but it just seems silly to me that terrorists in India, who are able to get weapons/transportation/etc would need $230 to be transferred to them all the way from Italy to activate a cellphone