11 years of 26/11: Mumbai Police pays tribute to the martyrs of the terror attack

It has been 11 years since horrific 26/11 attacks that shook entire nation. On vember 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba marched into city of Mumbai through Arabia sea from Pakistan, and over course of four days that followed, 150 incent citizens and security forces were killed while more than 300 were injured. Eleven years on, Mumbai Police took to Twitter, paid tribute to heroes that laid down in line of duty. 

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On vember 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists came to Mumbai via sea route from Pakistan and carried out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across city. After sailing to city under cover of darkness, terrorists targeted major landmarks of Mumbai with first attack taking place at crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station. Ajmal Amir Kasab and Ismail Khan carried out attack at this station, killing as many as 58 people and injuring over 100.

Kasab and Khan later attacked Cama Hospital, but same was thwarted with alertness of hospital staff. y, however, killed 6 police officials, including city's Anti-Terrorism Squ officer Hemant Karkare in an ambush after leaving hospital. second site of attack was Nariman House business and residential complex where a Rabbi, his wife, and six ors, including five Israeli citizens, were killed by terrorists who first held m as a host. two-year-old child of Rabbi couple, Moshe, survived in attack. 'Baby Moshe' became face of incent victims of ruthless terrorism.

In July 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Moshe during his visit to Israel. Later, in January 2018 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also met survivor of 26/11, Moshe Holtzberg at Nariman House in Mumbai. third site to come under attack on 26/11 was Leopold Cafe followed by Taj Mahal Hotel and Tower. Four terrorists carried out attack at famous cafe before entering iconic Taj hotel, where y killed as many as 31 people after laying a three-day siege at hotel.

or site to come under attack during 26/11 was Oberoi-Trident hotel where ar group of two terrorists entered at almost same time, as or four h entered Taj. At Oberoi-Trident hotel siege officially ended on evening of vember 28 with as many as 30 being killed in horrific attack. attack and seize finally culminated on morning of vember 29, 2008, after National Security Guards (NSG) secured Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. By time commandos of National Security Guards (NSG) gunned down last terrorists who h been holed up in south Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, over 160 people were killed and hundreds were left injured.

After attack, it was established that 10 terrorists h sailed to Mumbai from Pakistan's port city, Karachi. ir voy to Mumbai involved hijacking fishing dingy and killing four of five men crew, leaving one occupant to ferry m to Mumbai coast. In se gruesome attacks, 9 terrorists were killed and lone survivor, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was caught and was sentenced to death at Yerwa Central Jail in Pune in 2012. Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), whose mastermind was Hafiz Saeed, was believed to have plotted 26/11 attacks.

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