Rajnath Singh pays tribute to victims of 26/11 attacks; to visit Mumbai today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday paid tributes to victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and said that he will attend a program at Gateway of India and listen to 'Stories of Strength' of some of terror attack survivors. "My heartfelt tributes to those who lost ir lives in 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack. I salute cour of all security forces who fought fearlessly against terrorists that day. We also salute fortitude of victims' families as y have been an inspiration for us," Singh tweeted.

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"I shall be visiting Mumbai to attend a program organized at Gateway of India and listen to 'Stories of Strength' of some of survivors of Mumbai Terror attack," he said in a follow-up tweet. Singh underlined that terror is a crime against humanity and will be defeated with firm conviction and collective willpower.

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"On 11th anniversary of Mumbai Attack, let us take a pledge that se sacrifices will t go in vain. Let us collectively ensure that 26/11 is never repeated in future. Terrorism is a crime against humanity and it will be defeated with firm conviction & collective will power," Rajnath Singh tweeted.

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Eleven years ago on this day, Mumbai was terribly shattered when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists intruded in Mumbai via sea route from Pakistan and carried out coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across city. On vember 26, 2008, 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba marched into city of Mumbai through Arabian sea from Pakistan, and over course of four days that followed, 166 incent citizens and security forces were killed while more than 300 were injured. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station, Cama Hospital, Nariman House business and residential complex, Leopold Cafe, Taj Hotel and Tower, and Oberoi-Trident Hotel fell prey to terrorism. While nine terrorists were killed, lone terrorist Ajmal Kasab was captured alive and sentenced to death at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune in 2012. Eleven years on, country, pays its hom and tributes to martyrs, who lost ir lives in attacks and safeguarded city. 

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