India has executed the man convicted of financing the country’s deadliest terrorist attack.<br /><br /> It came after the Supreme Court threw out a final appeal for clemency by Yakub Memon.<br /><br /> There was tight security at this prison in the state of Maharashtra where the sentence was carried out.<br /><br /> India hangs Yakub Memonthe, a man tied to Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people in 1993. http://t.co/5bexys34B3 pic.twitter.com/imQivhFTqp— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) July 30, 2015<br /><br /> Reaction from survivors<br /><br /> Survivors of the 1993 attacks have welcomed news of the execution: “We are happy that he has been hanged,” said one man,“because he was guilty. I think this is justice.” A feeling echoed by another, who said;“He took the lives of so many people that no one has any sympathy for him now.”<br /><br /> 1993 – What happened and why<br /><br /> Yakub Memon: India executes 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict http://t.co/rSKaGmuQOO pic.twitter.com/IQHgA18I3r— IBTimes UK (@IBTimesUK) July 30, 2015<br /><br /> 257 people died
