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The 2008 Mumbai attacks[ 14] (also referred to as 26/11 attacks) [ 15][ a] were a series of terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant Islamist [ 16] organisation from Pakistan, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai. [ 17][ 18][ 19] The ...
26 Nov. 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. 26 Nov. Four of the men enter the Taj Mahal Hotel, two enter the Oberoi Trident, two enter ...
Security forces handed back control of the Taj Mahal Hotel to the Taj group on 1 December 2008, and work on its repairs began that same day. [2] Celebrated artist M.F. Hussain, whose art was destroyed in the attacks, has agreed to replace the paintings with a series that will condemn the attack. Hussain plans this series as a tribute to the ...
On the night of 26 November 2008, several buildings in South Mumbai were attacked. [22] One of the buildings where hostages were held was the iconic 100-year-old Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC(P) was the team commander of 51 Special Action Group (51 SAG) deployed at the Taj hotel to rescue the hostages. He entered the ...
Criminal penalty. 35 years imprisonment. David Coleman Headley (born Daood Sayed Gilani; June 30, 1960) is an American terrorist. He is known for assisting the Pakistan based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba in planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks; providing multiple surveillance and terrorist reconnaissance missions throughout central Mumbai.
Mumbai has moved on but the spectre of the attacks casts a lingering shadow on Devika Rotawan's life.
They reached the Taj Mahal Hotel and the Oberoi Trident Hotel at 07:00, but initially were not given detailed maps of the buildings. [14] The operations in the Taj Mahal hotel and Nariman House were conducted under the glare of the media, which may have assisted the terrorists by removing the element of surprise. [16]
ISBN. 9780143420101. The Siege: The Attack on the Taj is a non-fiction book by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy. [1] It is an account of the 2008 attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, during the night of 26 November 2008. [2] [3] [4] It presents an insider view of the attacks based on extensive research by the authors.