2008 Mumbai attacks
Sign in to saveThe 2008 Mumbai attacks, also known as 26/11, were a series of twelve coordinated Islamic terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, from 26 to 29 November 2008 by ten members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani Islamic terrorist organisation. A total of 175 people died, including nine of the attackers, and more than 300 were injured.
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The 2008 Mumbai attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that took place over four days in November 2008, killing 175 people and injuring over 300, carried out by members of a Pakistani militant organization. The attacks matter because they were a major terrorist incident that had significant impacts on casualties, international relations, and security policy in India.
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The 2008 Mumbai attacks, colloquially known as 26/11, were a coordinated series of twelve Islamic terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, from 26 to 29 November 2008, by ten members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. A total of 175 people died, including nine of the attackers, and more than 300 were injured.
The attackers arrived in Mumbai via the Arabian Sea. They departed from Karachi on a Pakistani cargo vessel, hijacked an Indian fishing trawler on the way, and ended their journey to South Mumbai's coastline on inflatable boats. Eight of the attacks were mass shootings in South Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Trident Hotel, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, Nariman House, Metro Big Cinemas, and in a lane behind St. Xavier's College and the headquarters of The Times of India. In addition to the mass shootings, an explosion occurred at Mazagaon, 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 29 November, India's National Security Guards conducted Operation Black Tornado to flush out the remaining terrorists; it culminated in the death of the last remaining terrorists at the Taj Hotel and ended the attacks.
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