26/11 Mumbai Attacks: Recounting 60 Hours of Terror Which Shook India's Soul
As many as 166 people were killed on November 26, 2008, when 10 heavily armed terrorists carried out the worst attack on Mumbai, India's financial capital. 26/11, as these attacks are often referred, finally culminated on the morning of 29th November 2008.
Mumbai, November 25: As many as 166 people were killed on November 26, 2008, when슬롯 머신 사이트 추천10 heavily armed terrorists carried out the worst attack on Mumbai, India's financial capital. During the ghastly attacks that lasted for four days, Mumbai witnessed슬롯 머신 사이트 추천a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks in several parts. 26/11, as these attacks are often referred to,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천finally culminated on the morning of 29th November 2008.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천26/11 Attacks: Stories of Courage and Valour of Men Who Laid Down Their Lives to Save Mumbai.
On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists reached Mumbai via슬롯 머신 사이트 추천sea route from Pakistan's port city Karachi.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천They hijacked슬롯 머신 사이트 추천fishing dingy and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천killed four of the five men crew, leaving one occupant to ferry them to Mumbai coast.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천After sailing to the city under the cover of darkness, a group of terrorists carried out the first attack슬롯 머신 사이트 추천at the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM) railway station.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack: US Stands With India in Its Quest for Justice, Says Donald Trump.
Terrorists슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Ajmal Amir Kasab and Ismail Khan killed슬롯 머신 사이트 추천as many as 58 people and injuring over 100 at CSTM railway station. The duo then슬롯 머신 사이트 추천entered to attack Cama Hospital, but the same was thwarted with the alertness of the hospital staff. While leaving the hospital, they came across teams of police personnel and opened fire at them.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천They killed 6 police officials, including city's Anti-Terrorism Squad Hemant Karkare in the encounter.
The second attack took place at Nariman House business and residential complex where a Rabbi, his wife, and six others, including five Israeli citizens, were killed by the terrorists who first held them as hostage. The two-year-old child of the Rabbi couple, Moshe, survived in the attack. Then 'Baby Moshe' became a face of the innocent victims of ruthless terrorism. On 26/11, the third site of the attack was슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Leopold Cafe where four terrorists killed 10 persons.
The fame cafe슬롯 머신 사이트 추천on Colaba Causeway was left with슬롯 머신 사이트 추천bloodstains on the floor. The four terrorists then entered슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, where they killed as many as 31 people after laying a three-day siege at the hotel. At the same time, two terrorists also attacked the Oberoi-Trident hotel. The siege officially ended on the evening of November 28 with as many as 30 being killed in the horrific attack.
A day later, commandos of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the National Security Guards (NSG) secured the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천In these gruesome attacks, nine terrorists were killed and the lone survivor, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was caught and was sentenced to death at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune in 2012.
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