The 2008 Mumbai attacks also referred to as 26/11 was a series of terrorist attack that took place in 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e- Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organization from Pakistan, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting for 4 days across Mumbai.
These attacks, which drew widespread global condemnation, began on Wednesday 26 November and lasted until 29 November Saturday. We still cannot forget this date its a night mare for Mumbaikars.
A total of 175 people died, including 9 attackers, and more than 300 were wounded, eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai at : Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Palace and Tower, the Leopold Café, the Cama Hospital, the Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and in a lane behind Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. There was an explosion at Mazagoan, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle.
By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the Taj Hotel had been secured by the Mumbai Police and security forces. On 29th November, India's National Security Guards (NSG) conducted operation Black Tornado to flush out the remaining attackers; it culminated in the death of the last remaining attackers at the Taj Hotel and ended the attack.
The brave heroes of 26/11:
1. Hemant Karkare.
2. Tukaram Omble.
3. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan.
4. Karambir Singh Kang.
5. Vijay Salaskar.
6. Ashok Kamte.
13 years have passed but still this incident leaves a deep impact on our minds, honorable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind said that the "country will always be grateful for the bravery and sacrifices of the security forces who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks."
30 people were killed at Trident Hotel, 31 at the Taj Hotel, 11 at the Leopold Café, 7 at Nariman House, a Jewish center. Some people were killed in shooting at the Cama Hospital some foreign nationals were also among the dead.
Intercepts of wireless communication during the operation revealed that the terrorists were receiving instruction from handlers sitting in a control room in Pakistan. They were also monitoring the TV footage to understand the movement of forces. TV links to the hotels were snapped once this was known.
Let's remember the brave hearts and be thankful to them for saving our city from terrorists take a moment to bow down before these brave hearts who sacrificed their lives for our safety.
"My eyes are filled with tears, I don't know how to convey my grief, these burning candles are reminding me of the horrific attack on Mumbai 13 years ago, my heart burns with anger, my head bows before these martyrs who gave up their lives to save everyone, their families cry in their memory , I smile because I have a family, what can I say this is a day which I can never forget, I salute their greatness and bravery for my eyes are filled with tears." - Palak Chauhan.
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