[GODREKR]

The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city, by Muslim terrorists from Pakistan. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November, killing at least 173 people and wounding at least 308.

Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital (a women and children's hospital), the Orthodox Jewish-owned Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. There was also an explosion 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 Mumbai Police and security forces. An action by India's National Security Guards (NSG) on 29 November (the action is officially named Operation Black Tornado) resulted in the death of the last remaining attackers at the Taj hotel, ending all fighting in the attacks.

Ajmal Kasab, the only attacker who was captured alive, disclosed that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant organization, considered a terrorist organization by India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others. The Indian Government said that the attackers came from Pakistan, and their controllers were in Pakistan.

On 7 January 2009, after more than a month of denying the nationality of the attackers, Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman officially accepted Ajmal Kasab's nationality as Pakistani. On 12 February 2009, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik, in a televised news briefing, confirmed that parts of the attack had been planned in Pakistan and said that six people, including the alleged mastermind, were being held in connection with the attacks.

[chris]

great pics,

[güttsfükk]

added about 15-20 more pix to the set above

here are some more pix from the month after the attacks.

this set is called "mumbai, after the smoke has cleared"

This is an undated image released by Mumbai State police department on Monday Dec. 1, 2008, of Azam Amir Kasav who the police said was the sole terrorist captured alive in the recent attacks in Mumbai. Kasav is purported to be the same terrorist photographed in the act below

[vnathan]

they just came off a boat and attacked the city.....should serve as a lesson to our govt. to never EVER trust the fuckin pakistanis

[vnathan]

Originally Posted by GØÐRËKR ↗

Mumbai under attack

Late Wednesday night, Mumbai, India found itself the target of a ferocious terrorist attack, and the situation remains unresolved even now, three days later. According to reports, upwards of 60 young men entered Mumbai in small inflatable boats on Wednesday night, carrying bags filled with weapons and ammunition, and spread out to nine locations to begin their attacks. Lobbing grenades and firing their weapons, they entered hotels, a railway station and several other buildings, killing scores and wounding even more. As of this moment, the identity of the attackers has yet to be definitively determined, though there are reports indicating some of the gunmen were Pakistani - at least nine of them have been killed, nine more arrested. As of this writing, there were a reported 151 people killed from 11 different countries - though nearly 100 were Indian. More than 300 injuries have also been reported - those numbers may yet rise as several hostage situations still exist in the city.

godrekr...this info is friggin old and completely wrong too.....there were only 9 gunmen who came on a FISHING boat after killing the boat's owner, took 2 separate taxis, got off the taxis after leaving explosives in them, split up and attacked various parts of the city.

they carried of lot ammunition and dried fruit in their bags to keep up their strength. They were also known to have consumed narcotics in order to continue fighting even after being shot. Of the 9 gunmen, 8 were killed and the only remaining terrorist Ajmal Kasab ...a pakistani who was captured, is currently awaiting trial in India

[güttsfükk]

info updated

[güttsfükk]

added some pix to my post above

[Kehko]

The pic of the boy holding the basketball looks like a boy named Moysha, (sp?) who was saved by a woman named Sandra. They were the only two who survived from the Nariman House (Jewish center). I'm watching the Secrets of the Dead episode about the massacre. It is so interesting, and really makes it seem real.

[andee]

pictures with children are the worst :( great post