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The 2008 Mumbai attacks [14] (also referred to as 26/11 attacks) [15] [a] were a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organisation, carried out 12 shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai.
A bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Sana'a during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Claimed by ISIL. [120] 25 Bangladesh: September 29 Three men on a motorbike shot and killed an Italian aid worker. The attack was claimed by ISIL. [121] 1 Nigeria: October 1 Multiple suicide bombings by Boko Haram. [122] 14 39 Israel: October 1
27 September 2008 Delhi bombing: Bombings at Mehrauli area, 2 bomb blasts in Delhi flower market 3 21 59 29 September 2008 29 September 2008 western India bombings: 10 killed and 80 injured in bombings in Maharashtra (including Malegaon) and Gujarat bomb blasts Maharashtra: 10 80 60 1 October 2008 2008 Agartala bombings: Agartala: 4 100 61
Two terrorists attack Leopold Cafe, spraying bullets onto the people inside before fleeing. 10 people are killed and many are injured, including a Reuters news reporter. Terrorists also plant bombs in two taxis, killing 5 people and wounding 15.
Israel – Israel offered a team of about 40 special-operations forces and assistance in investigations. [36] Tzipi Livni said: "If they need us we will help where needed". [37] Magen David Adom dispatched a team of paramedics, medics and other professionals to assist with rescue efforts in the wake of the attacks. [38]
On October 13, Israel’s military told 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes immediately, as it appeared to prepare to ramp up retaliation for Hamas’ October 7 attack.
The Holtzbergs also ran a synagogue and taught Torah classes, in addition to the rabbi conducting weddings for local Jewish couples. It is the Chabad headquarters for Mumbai. [16] Gavriel (born 1979, raised in Brooklyn, New York) and Rivka (born 1980 in Afula, Israel) Holtzberg came to Mumbai in 2003 after completing a mission in Thailand. [17]
Faheem Ahmed Ansari, an Indian from Mumbai, is a suspected collaborator. His group of six Indian men were initially arrested in connection with an attack on a police station in northern India. Ansari had also carried out reconnaissance of targets in Mumbai earlier in the year. He was caught with hand-drawn sketches of 8 to 10 Mumbai landmarks.