02 November,2012 07:02 AM IST | | Agencies
Hafiz Saeed said his organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa was prepared to send volunteers, medicine and food to those on the East Coast who were struggling to cope in the aftermath of Monday night's ferocious storm.
Lendingu00a0a hand: LeT chief Hafiz Saeed had offered aid after America's East Coast was struck by Sandy.u00a0File pic
Saeed said in a written statement on Tuesday that it is a religious duty under Islam to help Americans affected by the storm, even if the US has put a bounty on his head. However, following the militant's offer, the US Embassy in Islamabad posted on their Twitter:
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"We respect the Islamic tradition of help to the needy, we can't take Hafiz Saeed's offer seriously. Saeed is wanted for involvement in the Mumbai attacks, which killed 166. JuD is a UN&US-designated terrorist org."
Numbers game
124 The number of people who have diedu00a0
5 mn Number of people in the darku00a0
$20 bn Total financial losses to American economy
19,500 Number of flight cancellationsu00a0
