Vice President Naidu pays tribute to victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday paid tribute to victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, in which as many as 166 people were killed while ar 300 were injured. Taking to Twitter President Naidu said, 'We stand in solidarity with bereaved families.' Remembering martyrs of terror attack, Vice President said that nation shall forever remain grateful to ir sacrifices. 

Tribute to 26/11 victims

"My tributes to all those who lost ir lives in dastardly Mumbai terror attack of 2008. We stand in solidarity with bereaved families. I salute bravery and devotion of our security personnel who laid down ir lives to protect morland," Naidu said. 

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Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also paid his tributes, taking to microblogging site he saluted 'exemplary cour of Mumbaikars.'

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About 26/11 attacks

Mumbai had come to a standstill on this day 11 years ago when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who came to Mumbai via sea route from Pakistan carried out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across city. Attacks took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station, Cama Hospital, Nariman House business and residential complex, Leopold Cafe, Taj Mahal Hotel and Tower and Oberoi-Trident Hotel.

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(With ANI inputs)