2008 Mumbai Attacks
2008 Mumbai Attacks
2008 Mumbai Attacks
In November 2008, 10 Pakistani members of Lashkare-Taiba, an Islamic militant organisation, carried out a
series of 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks
lasting four days across Mumbai.[11][12][13] The attacks,
which drew widespread global condemnation, began on
Wednesday, 26 November and lasted until Saturday, 29
November 2008, killing 164 people and wounding at least
308.[2][14]
Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident,[15] the
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower,[15] Leopold Cafe, Cama
Hospital,[15] the Nariman House Jewish community
centre,[16] the Metro Cinema,[17] and in a lane behind
the Times of India building and St. Xaviers College.[15]
There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbais
port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle.[18] By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the Taj hotel had
been secured by Mumbai Police and security forces. On
29 November, Indias National Security Guards (NSG)
conducted 'Operation Black Tornado' to ush out the remaining attackers; it resulted in the deaths of the last remaining attackers at the Taj hotel and ending all ghting
in the attacks.[19]
1.1 Training
A group of men, sometimes stated as 24, at other times
26,[43] received training in marine warfare at a remote
camp in mountainous Muzaarabad, Azad Kashmir. Part
of the training was reported to have taken place on the
Mangla Dam reservoir.[44]
Ajmal Kasab[20] disclosed that the attackers were The recruits went through the following stages of training,
members of Lashkar-e-Taiba,[21] among others.[22] The according to Indian and U.S. media reports:
Government of India said that the attackers came from
Pakistan, and their controllers were in Pakistan.[23] On 7
Psychological: Indoctrination to Islamist ideas, inJanuary 2009, Pakistan conrmed the sole surviving percluding imagery of atrocities suered by Muslims in
[24]
petrator of the attacks was a Pakistani citizen.
On 9
India,[45] Chechnya, Palestine and across the globe.
April 2015, the foremost mastermind of the attacks, Zaki
ur Rehman Lakhvi,[3][4] was granted bail against surety
Basic Combat: Lashkars basic combat training and
bonds of 200,000 (US$2,000).[25][26]
methodology course, the Daura Aam.
Background
2 ATTACKS
From the students, 10 were handpicked for the Mumbai mission.[48] They also received training in swimming
and sailing, besides the use of high-end weapons and
explosives under the supervision of LeT commanders.
According to a media report citing an unnamed former
Defence Department Ocial of the US, the intelligence
agencies of the US had determined that former ocers from Pakistans Army and Inter-Services Intelligence
agency assisted actively and continuously in training.[49]
They were given blueprints of all the four targets Taj
Mahal Palace & Tower, Oberoi Trident, Nariman House
and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Attacks
The rst events were detailed around 20:00 Indian Standard Time (IST) on 26 November, when 10 men in inatable speedboats came ashore at two locations in Colaba.
They reportedly told local Marathi-speaking shermen
who asked them who they were to mind their own business before they split up and headed two dierent ways.
The shermens subsequent report to police received little
2.2
response and local police were helpless.[50]
2.1
Leopold Cafe
2.5
Nariman House
The Wasabi restaurant on the rst oor of the Taj Hotel was
completely gutted.
German Social Democrat MEP Erika Mann were hiding in dierent parts of the building.[68] Also reported
present was Spanish MEP Ignasi Guardans, who was
barricaded in a hotel room.[69][70] Another British Conservative MEP, Syed Kamall, reported that he along
with several other MEPs left the hotel and went to a
nearby restaurant shortly before the attack.[68] Kamall
also reported that Polish MEP Jan Masiel was thought to
have been sleeping in his hotel room when the attacks
started, but eventually left the hotel safely.[71] Kamall
and Guardans reported that a Hungarian MEPs assistant
was shot.[68][72] Also caught up in the shooting were the
President of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, while checking
in at the Oberoi Trident,[72] and Indian MP N. N. Krishnadas of Kerala and Gulam Noon while having dinner at
a restaurant in the Taj hotel.[73][74]
later that day that there were still two attackers holding
hostages, including foreigners, in the Taj Mahal hotel.[65]
A number of European Parliament Committee on International Trade delegates were staying in the Taj Mahal hotel when it was attacked,[66] but none of them
were injured.[67] British Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sajjad Karim (who was in
the lobby when attackers initially opened re there) and
ATTRIBUTION
were rescued from the rst oor. The following day, the
house was stormed by NSG commandos fast-roping from
helicopters onto the roof, covered by snipers positioned
in nearby buildings. After a long battle, one NSG commando Havaldar Gajender Singh Bisht and both perpetrators were killed.[76][77] Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and
his wife Rivka Holtzberg, who was six months pregnant,
were murdered with four other hostages inside the house
by the attackers.[78]
According to radio transmissions picked up by Indian intelligence, the attackers would be told by their handlers
in Pakistan that the lives of Jews were worth 50 times
those of non-Jews. Injuries on some of the bodies indicated that they may have been tortured.[79][80]
2.6
NSG raid
3.1
5
In April 2011, the United States issued arrest warrants
for four Pakistani men as suspects in the attack. The
men, Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa, Mazhar Iqbal alias Major
Iqbal, are believed to be members of Lashkar-e-Taiba
and helped plan and train the attackers.[102]
ATTRIBUTION
7
Similarly, early reports of 12 gunmen[142] were also later were arrested in Brescia, Italy (East of Milan), on 21
shown to be incorrect.[109]
November 2009, after being accused of providing logisthan
On 9 December, the 10 attackers were identied by tical support to the attacks and transferring more
[149][150]
US$200
to
Internet
accounts
using
a
false
ID.
Mumbai police, along with their home towns in Pakistan:
Ajmal Amir from Faridkot, Abu Ismail Dera Ismail Khan They had Red Corner Notices issued against them by
involvement and it was issued
from Dera Ismail Khan, Haz Arshad and Babr Imran Interpol for their suspected[151]
after
the
last
years
strikes.
from Multan, Javed from Okara, Shoaib from Narowal,
Nazih and Nasr from Faisalabad, Abdul Rahman from
Arifwalla, and Fahad Ullah from Dipalpur Taluka. Dera
Ismail Khan is in the North-West Frontier Province; the
rest of the towns are in Pakistani Punjab.[143]
3.4
Attackers
5 AFTERMATH
sonnel) and nine attackers were killed in the attacks. Among the dead were 28 foreign nationals
from 10 countries.[2][64][164][165][166] One attacker was
captured.[167] The bodies of many of the dead hostages
showed signs of torture or disgurement.[168] A number
of those killed were notable gures in business, media,
and security services.[169][170][171]
According to Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, 15 policemen and two NSG commandos were
killed, including the following ocers:[172][173]
Assistant
Police
Sub-Inspector
Tukaram
Omble,[174] who succeeded in capturing a terrorist alive, with his bare hands.
5.2 Reactions
Main article: Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Indians criticised their political leaders after the attacks,
saying that their ineptness was partly responsible. The
Times of India commented on its front page that Our
politicians ddle as innocents die.[201] Political reactions in Mumbai and India included a range of resignations and political changes, including the resignations of
Minister for Home Aairs Shivraj Patil,[202] Chief Min-
Citizens gather outside the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel
demanding the government takes action.
described the event as what may be the most welldocumented terrorist attack anywhere.[214]
6 Trials
6.1 Kasabs trial
Kasabs trial was delayed due to legal issues, as many Indian lawyers were unwilling to represent him. A Mumbai Bar Association passed a resolution proclaiming that
none of its members would represent Kasab. However,
the Chief Justice of India stated that Kasab needed a
lawyer for a fair trial. A lawyer for Kasab was eventually found, but was replaced due to a conict of interest. On 25 February 2009, Indian investigators led an
11,000-page chargesheet, formally charging Kasab with
murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India among
other charges.
10
8 SEE ALSO
the 164 people killed in the three-day terror siege, waging war against India, causing terror, and of conspiracy to
murder two high-ranking police ocers. On 6 May 2010,
he was sentenced to death by hanging.[215] [216] [217][218]
However, he appealed his sentence at high court. On 21
February 2011, the Bombay High Court upheld the death
sentence of Kasab, dismissing his appeal.[219]
6.2
In Pakistan
Indian and Pakistani police have exchanged DNA evidence, photographs and items found with the attackers
to piece together a detailed portrait of the Mumbai plot.
Police in Pakistan have arrested seven people, including
Hammad Amin Sadiq, a homoeopathic pharmacist, who
arranged bank accounts and secured supplies. Sadiq and
six others begin their formal trial on 3 October 2009 in
Pakistan, though Indian authorities say the prosecution 7 Memorials
stops well short of top Lashkar leaders.[223] In November
2009, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that On the rst anniversary of the event, the state paid
Pakistan has not done enough to bring the perpetrators of homage to the victims of the attack. Force Onea new
security force created by the Maharashtra government
the attacks to justice.[224]
staged a parade from Nariman Point to Chowpatty. Other
An eight-member commission comprising defence
memorials and candlelight vigils were also organised at
lawyers, prosecutors and a court ocial was allowed to
the various locations where the attacks occurred.[235]
travel to India on 15 March 2013 to gather evidences
for the prosecution of seven suspects linked to the On the second anniversary of the event, homage was again
2008 Mumbai attacks. However, the defence lawyers paid to the victims.[236]
were barred from cross-examining the four prosecution
witnesses in the case including Ajmal Kasab.[225][226]
On the eve of the rst anniversary of 26/11, a Pakistani 8 See also
anti-terror court formally charged seven accused, including LeT operations commander Zaki ur Rehman
1993 Bombay bombings
Lakhvi. However the actual trial started on 5 May 2012.
The Pakistani court conducting trial of Mumbai attacks
2006 Mumbai train bombings
accused, reserved its judgement on the application led
by Lakhvi, challenging the report of the judicial panel,
November 2015 Paris attacks
to 17 July 2012.[227] On 17 July 2012, the court refused
to take the ndings of the Pakistani judicial commission
Phantom
11
Survivor registry
The Attacks of 26/11
Westgate centre shootings
The Siege: The Attack on the Taj
Sarah Avraham
References
[13] Schifrin, Nick (25 November 2009). Mumbai Terror Attacks: 7 Pakistanis Charged Action Comes a Year After
Indias Worst Terrorist Attacks; 164 Die.. ABC News.
Retrieved 17 May 2010.
[14] Black, Ian (28 November 2008). Attacks draw worldwide condemnation. The Guardian (UK). Archived from
the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December
2008.
12
[30] 1992: Mob rips apart mosque in Ayodhya. BBC. 6 December 1992. Archived from the original on 7 December
2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
[31] 1 killed, 25 hurt in Vile Parle blast. The Times of India
(India). 28 January 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
REFERENCES
[33] Vijay Singh, Syed Firdaus Ashra (29 July 2003). Blast
in Ghatkopar in Mumbai, 4 killed and 32 injured.
redi.com India Limited. Archived from the original on
8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
[52] Photographer recalls Mumbai attacks. The News International. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20
June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
[37] http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/
india.attacks/
13
[66] Charter, David (27 November 2008). Tory MEP ees for
his life as gunman starts spraying the hotel bar with bullets. The Times (London). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
[80] Gee, Alastair, And then they came for the Jews, Samoa
Observer, retrieved 15 July 2011
[98] Schifrin, Nick (25 November 2009). Mumbai terror attacks: 7 Pakistanis charged. ABC News. Archived from
the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
14
REFERENCES
[100] Who are David Headley, Tahawwur Rana?". CNN IBN. [116] Indian gov't: Pakistan spies tied to Mumbai siege.
17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21
Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 19 October 2010.
November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
[101] Mohan, Vishwa (7 November 2009). Headley link traced
to Pak, 2 LeT men arrested. The Times of India (India). [117] Report: Pakistan Spies Tied to Mumbai Siege. Fox
Retrieved 21 November 2009.
News Channel. Associated Press. 19 October 2010.
Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Re[102] Associated Press, Four more men charged in Mumbai
trieved 20 October 2010.
attack, Japan Times, 27 April 2011, p. 4.
[118] Slain navigator of Porbandar trawler was imprisoned in
[103] Baqir Sajjad Syed and Mohammad Asghar (9 February
Pak. The Economic Times (India). 30 September 2008.
2009). Investigators see Bangladesh link in Mumbai terArchived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 15
ror attacks. Dawn. Archived from the original on 28 May
February 2009.
2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
[119] Terror boat was almost nabbed o Mumbai. The Eco[104] Chidambaram asserts 26/11 originated from Pak soil.
nomic Times (India). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 17
The Hindu (Chennai, India). 9 February 2009. Retrieved
May 2010.
21 February 2009.
[105] Shakeel Ahmad (16 February 2009). Samjhota, Mumbai attacks linked, says Qureshi. Dawn. Archived from
the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February
2009.
[106] Richard A. Oppel and Salman Masood (7 January 2009).
Gunman in Mumbai Siege a Pakistani, Ocial Says.
The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1
March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
[107] Mubashir Zaidi (7 January 2009). Surviving gunmans [122] New York Times, 17 December 2010 Top US
Spy Leaves Pakistan After His Name Is Revealed,
identity established as Pakistani. Dawn. Archived from
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/world/asia/
the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
18pstan.html?hp
[108] Part of 26/11 plan made on our land, admits Pakistan.
NDTV. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on [123] https://in.news.yahoo.com/
why-india-didnt-strike-pakistan-221055284.html
13 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
[109] Somini Sengupta (6 January 2009). Dossier From India [124] 26/11: Abu Jundal names same Pak army ocers as
Headley did. The Times Of India. 3 July 2012.
Gives New Details of Mumbai Attacks. The New York
Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
[125] 26/11 had been planned originally for 2006, reveals Abu
Retrieved 14 February 2009.
Hamza. NDTV. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
[110] Anirban Bhaumik (4 January 2009). PC heads for US
with 26/11 proof. Deccan Herald (India). Retrieved 21 [126] 26/11: Pakistan says Mumbai attackers were helped by
40 Indians. The Times of India. 2 July 2012. Retrieved
February 2009.
2 July 2012.
[111] Rupert, James (28 January 2009). Pakistans Partial
Crackdown Lets Imams Preach Jihad. Bloomberg. Re- [127] Ali, S Ahmed (30 November 2008). Mumbai locals
helped us, terrorist tells cops. The Times of India (Intrieved 6 December 2009.
dia). Retrieved 30 November 2008.
[112] Praveen Swami (23 November 2009). Missing evidence
mars Mumbai massacre probe. The Hindu (Chennai, In- [128] Sheela Bhatt (27 November 2008). Exclusive: LeT terrorist Ismail arrested in Mumbai. Redi.com. Archived
dia). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 29
[113] Reporters Without Borders (13 November 2009). Two
November 2008.
journalists held after helping media probe Mumbai attackers background. Reporters Without Borders. Re- [129] Ishaan Tharoor (4 December 2008). Pakistani Involvement in the Mumbai Attacks. Time. Retrieved 21 Februtrieved 15 July 2011.
ary 2009.
[114] Nirupama Subramanian (24 November 2009). Kasabs
village remains a no-go area for journalists. The Hindu [130] Rhys Blakely (4 December 2008). Mumbai gunman says
he was paid $1,900 for attack as new CCTV emerges.
(Chennai, India). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
The Times (UK). Retrieved 21 February 2009.
[115] PTI (1 December 2009). No information on Headley,
Rana from Pakistan, says Home Minister Chidambaram. [131] Indian 'scouted attack' in Mumbai. Herald Sun (AusThe Times of India (India). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
tralia). 6 December 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
15
[132] Two men accused of providing SIM cards to Mumbai at- [148] Kamran Haider (12 February 2009). Pakistan says it artackers. CBC News. 6 December 2008. Archived from
rests Mumbai attack plotters. Reuters. Archived from
the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February
the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
2009.
[149] Italy arrests two for Mumbai attacks. The Hindu (India).
21 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
[133] Chang, Gordon G. (13 August 2009). Indias China
Problem ". Forbes. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
[150] Two Pakistanis arrested in connection with Mumbai attacks. France 24. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 14
[134] Damien McElroy (3 December 2008). Mumbai attacks
August 2011.
Terrorists took cocaine to stay awake during assault. The
Daily Telegraph (London). Archived from the original on
[151] Pak mum on 26/11 terror duo held in Italy. The Times
9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
of India. India. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
[135] Rahul Bedi (9 December 2008). Mumbai attacks: Indian
[152] Mumbai police probe David Headleys links to 26/11 atsuit against Google Earth over image use by terrorists.
tacks. Daily News and Analysis (India). 8 November
The Daily Telegraph (London). Archived from the origi2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009.
nal on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
Retrieved 16 November 2009.
[136] Somini Sengupta and Keith Bradsher (29 November [153] India Plans to Try Chicago Man For Mumbai Attacks.
2008). India Faces Reckoning as Terror Toll Eclipses
The New York Times. Reuters. 8 December 2009. Re170. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
trieved 15 July 2011.
[137] Rakesh Prakash (29 November 2008). Please give me [154] Josy Joseph (9 November 2009). David Headley posed
saline. The Times of India (India: Bangalore Mirror).
as Jew in Mumbai. Daily News and Analysis (India).
Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved
Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Re21 February 2009.
trieved 16 November 2009.
[138] Ramesh, Randeep (28 November 2008). They were in [155] FBI nails Pak Major for Mumbai attacks. The Economic
no hurry. Cool and composed, they killed and killed.
Times. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
The Guardian (UK). Archived from the original on 1 De[156] 26/11 attacks handler arrested Hindustan Times, Abhishek
cember 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
Sharan & Ashok Das, Delhi/Hyderabad, 18 January 2010
[139] Balakrishnan, Angela (28 November 2008). Claims
emerge of British terrorists in Mumbai. The Guardian [157] Key 26/11 conspirator Abu Hamza arrested at IGI airport
in Delhi. IBN Live. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June
(London). Retrieved 29 November 2008.
2012.
[140] Tom Morgan (28 November 2008). Arrested Mumbai
gunmen 'of British descent'". The Independent (UK). [158] Key Mumbai terror attack handler arrested in Delhi.
The Times Of India. 25 June 2012.
Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
[159] Swami, Praveen (25 June 2012). Key 26/11 terrorist arrested. The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 25 June
[141] Jon Swaine (28 November 2008). Mumbai attack: Gov2012.
ernment 'has no evidence of British involvement'". The
Daily Telegraph (London). Archived from the original on
[160] 26/11 suspect Abu Jundal in Delhi Police net India
2 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
News IBNLive. Ibnlive.in.com. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
[142] McElroy, Damien (6 December 2008). Mumbai attacks:
police admit there were more than ten attackers. The [161] Pakistan used cricket diplomacy to survey terror targets.
Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 4 August 2009.
The Times Of India. 30 June 2012.
[143] Jeremy Kahn and Robert F. Worth (9 December 2008). [162] Jundal had a very safe haven in Pakistan: ChiMumbai Attackers Called Part of Larger Band of Redambaram. 29 June 2012.
cruits. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February
2009.
[163] Maharashtra minister denies links with Jundal, says ready
for probe. 26 June 2012.
[144] Bodies of nine Mumbai gunmen buried secretly in
[164] Indian forces storm Jewish centre. BBC News. 27
JanReuters, Tue 6 April 2010 10:26 pm IST
November 2008. Archived from the original on 28
[145] Bodies of 9 terrorists of 2611 disposed o.
November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
[146] Swami, Praveen (2 December 2008). A journey into the [165] One Japanese killed, another wounded in Mumbai shootLashkar. The Hindu (Chennai, India). Archived from
ings. Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on
the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December
3 December 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
2008.
[166] P.S. Suryanarayana (27 November 2008). Caught in the
[147] Planned 9/11 at Taj, reveals caught terrorist. Zee News.
crossre, 9 foreign nationals killed. The Hindu (Chennai,
29 November 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
India). Retrieved 27 November 2008.
16
REFERENCES
[167] Stevens, Andrew; Kapur, Mallika; Shah Singh, Harmeet; [188] http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/
Ahmed, Saeed; Sidner, Sara; Vinci, Alessio; Sayah, Reza;
slain-nsg-commando-paid-tributes-at-special-ceremony-in-delhi_
Newton, Paula (29 November 2008). Indian ocial:
100125076.html
Terrorists wanted to kill 5,000. CNN. Archived from
the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 30 Novem- [189] TERROR TAKES OVER MUMBAI. The Statesman.
ber 2008.
[190] Key developments in Mumbai terror attacks. The Hindu
(India). 27 November 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
[168] Krishnakumar P and Vicky Nanjappa (30 November
2008). Redi: Doctors shocked at hostagess torture.
Redi.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. [191] Taj, Oberoi get Rs 140 cr as terror insurance claims so
far. Business Line. 15 August 2009. Archived from the
Retrieved 21 February 2009.
original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
[169] Naughton, Philippe (27 November 2008). British yachting tycoon Andreas Liveras killed in Bombay terror at- [192] There was absence of overt leadership on the part of
Hasan Gafoor, the CP, and lack of visible Command and
tacks. The Times (UK). Retrieved 27 November 2008.
Control at the CPs oce, said the report prepared by for[170] Three top cops die on duty. The Times of India (India).
mer Governor and Union Home Secretary R.D. Pradhan.
27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
PTI (21 December 2009). Pradhan Committee nds serious lapses on Gafoors part. The Hindu (Chennai, In[171] Indian victims include nancier, journalist, actors sister,
dia). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
police. CNN. 30 November 2008. Archived from the
original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 30 November [193] Sapna Agarwal (27 December 2008). No consensus
2008.
on security plan even a month after Mumbai attacks.
Business Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
[172] Indian forces storm Jewish centre. BBC News. 27
November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
[194] PM for federal agency, better legal framework. NDTV.
1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 De[173] Indian victims include nancier, journalist, actors sister,
cember 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
police - CNN.com. CNN. 30 November 2008. Retrieved
28 April 2010.
[195] Mumbai attacks probed as India-Pakistan relations
strained. CNN. 1 December 2008. Archived from the
[174]
original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February
2009.
[175] Three top cops die on duty. The Times of India. 27
November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
[196] Jeremy Page, Tom Coghlan, and Zahid Hussain (1 De[176] Three rly men killed in CST encounter
cember 2008). Mumbai attacks were a ploy to wreck
Obama plan to isolate al-Qaeda". The Times (UK). Re[177] Sullivan, Tim; Ravi Nessman (30 November 2008).
trieved 21 February 2009.
India terror begins with corpses on train platform. AP
via Yahoo! News. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
[197] Don't look at Mumbai attacks through prism of Kashmir. Redi News (Redi.com). 16 December 2008.
[178] Of 58 killed at terminus, 22 were Muslims, The Times of
Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved
India (3 December 2008)
21 February 2009.
[179] Blakely, Rhys and Jeremy Pag (1 December 2008).
[198] FBI chief hails India cooperation after Mumbai attacks.
Deant Leopold caf shows that Mumbai is not afraid.
The Economic Times (India). 3 March 2009. Archived
The Times (London). Retrieved 30 November 2008.
from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August
2009.
[180] Blakely, Rhys; Page, Jeremy (1 December 2008).
Deant Leopold caf shows that Mumbai is not afraid.
[199] Interpol 'not given Mumbai data'". BBC. 23 December
The Times (London). Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
[181] Scores killed in Mumbai attacks.
[200] PTI (16 June 2009). Pak might soon move troops from
[182] Topic Galleries. Chicago Tribune.
border with India. The Times of India (New York). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
[183] http://www.taratv.com/national.php?task=full&newsid=
4384
[201] India directs anger at politicians after Mumbai attacks..
1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May
[184] India under attack. The Economist print edition (The
2009. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
Economist). 27 November 2008. Retrieved 28 November
2008.
[202] Ocials quit over India attacks. BBC. 30 November
[185] Mumbai terror kills 65.
[186] Encounter on at Nariman House in South Mumbai.
[187] http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/28/news/
ML-Israel-India.php
2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
[203] Aditi Pai (4 December 2008). Vilasrao Deshmukh quits
as Maharashtra CM. India Today. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
17
[204] Maharashtra Deputy CM RR Patil resigns. CNN-IBN. [221] Patnaik, Pratap (29 August 2012). Death Sentence for
1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 DeMumbai Gunman Upheld by Indias Supreme Court.
cember 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
[205] Muslims Condemn Mumbai Attacks, Call for Black Eid. [222] Ajmal Kasab hanged at Yerwada Jail in Pune at 7:30 am.
The Times of India. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21
Outlook. Outlook News. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 21
November 2012.
February 2009.
[206] Erika Kinetz (17 December 2008). Mumbai attack dents [223] Ocials Fear New Mumbai-Style Attack, Lydia Polgreen
and Souad Mekhennet, New York Times, 30 September
business travel. Yahoo News. Retrieved 21 February
2009
2009.
[207] Be the change. India Today (India Today Bureau). 9 [224] Fareed Zakaria, transcript of CNN interview with Manmohan Singh (23 November 2009). Pakistan has not
January 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
done enough on attacks. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
[208] Sharma, Aman (29 November 2008). Red tape delays
NSG by 6 hours. India Today. Archived from the origi[225] http://tribune.com.pk/story/371467/
nal on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
2008-mumbai-attacks-indias-refusal-to-allow-cross-examination-challenged
[209] Why did NSG take 10 hours to arrive?". The Economic
[226] http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Mar-2015/
Times (India). 30 November 2008. Retrieved 15 June
pakistan-india-trade-demarches-over-lakhvi-trial
2009.
[227] 26/11 trial: Pak court reserves decision on Lakhvi plea.
[210] Rivers, Tom (27 November 2008). Mumbai Attacks
14 July 2012.
Draw Worldwide Condemnation. Voice of America.
Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved [228] Mumbai terror attacks: Pak court calls judicial panels
1 January 2009.
report illegal. 17 July 2012.
[211] Claudine Beaumont (27 November 2008). Mumbai at- [229] 26/11: Upset over Pak court ruling, India says will talk
tacks: Twitter and Flickr used to break news. The Daily
to govt. 17 July 2012.
Telegraph (London). Archived from the original on 19
[230] Pakistani judicial panel to grill 26/11 witnesses
February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
Times Of India. Articles.timesondia.indiatimes.com (22
[212] Robert Mackey (26 November 2008). Tracking the
September 2013). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
Mumbai Attacks. The New York Times. Retrieved 28
[231] How Oberoi hotel accidentally became a 26/11 target, 15
February 2009.
June 2011 17:06 IST, Redi.com
[213] Map of Mumbai attacks. Google Maps. 26 November
[232] Rana acquitted on terror plot. Deccan Herald. Re2008. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
trieved 16 June 2011.
[214] Polgreen, Lydia; Vikas Bajaj (20 July 2009). Suspect
[233] Muskal, Michael (17 January 2013). Businessman
Stirs Mumbai Court by Confessing. The New York Times.
Tahawwur Rana gets 14 years for role in terrorism plots.
Retrieved 21 July 2009.
The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
[215] 26/11: Kasab guilty; Ansari, Sabauddin Shaikh acquit[234] , Planner Of Mumbai Attacks is Given a 35-Year Sented. The Times of India (India). 3 May 2010. Retrieved
tence. The New York Times, 24 January 2013.
4 May 2010.
[235] Mumbai bustles but also remembers 26/11 victims.
[216] Mumbai gunman sentenced to death. BBC News. 6
CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 29 November
May 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
[217] Chamberlain, Gethin (3 May 2010). Mumbai gunman [236] Shah Singh, Harmeet (26 November 2010). India reconvicted of murder over terror attacks. The Guardian
members Mumbai dead. CNN. Retrieved 31 December
(London). Archived from the original on 6 May 2010.
2010.
Retrieved 3 May 2010.
[218] Deshpande, Swati (3 May 2010). 26/11 Kasab held
guilty 2 Indians walk free. The Times of India. Retrieved
4 May 2010.
10 External links
Video showing the way in which Indian authorities fought back against the attackers. CNN-IBN
(some Hindi, but mostly English).
18
Dossier of evidence collected by investigating agencies of India
List of Blogs & Bloggers who were live blogging
during the attacks
They said, kill till you die... par hum bhi insan hain
yaar. Mumbai Mirror. 14 March 2009. Retrieved
22 August 2012. [Interview of captured terrorist
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab]
Mumbai Massacre Documentary produced by the
PBS Series Secrets of the Dead
10
EXTERNAL LINKS
19
11
11.1
20
11
Acmaki, Jk4jkri, Flanker235, Indoresearch, Azimsultan, Marlinette, Aynom, Thewikimasteryo, Rshah13, Ravenx25, Danishkhan1, Briansanders5, Killerbee105, Yonicca, Kernel164, Indianagainstterror, Lifeisamystery, RichieDespain, WillieLTeachIII, Sanjivthakur, Mohitscribe, Cyrstalgreen, Sayitaintsojoe, Bgovil, Doorvery far, GrouchoBot, Hassan9223, RamboKadyrov, Sssahilz, Plato2008, Person
of no interest, Bballnets21, Packer91, Khpatil1, HONESTKNIGHT, Cruz-iglesia, SD-Kenneth, Neerav.mody, Divinelegance, Evox777,
BobaFett85, Wikireader41, Primarycontrol, Iqbalhussian29, Macaroon9, Sophus Bie, UplinkAnsh, Cyfraw, Vijbooks, MerlLinkBot, Zaokski, Research-truth, Sensibleone, WebCiteBOT, Ankitbhatt, HotRaja, Novem Linguae, Endothermic, Flarkins, Momer148, Raheelzafar7,
Shri Ramesh Bola, Michael73072, Lothar von Richthofen, 12jh900, Pdgade, Smita28, StaticVision, Expresswaytoparadise, Pushpopstack,
RS-Fighter, Mewulwe, Willard84, Zanychap, Ravendrop, Rational man, Appletush, OgreBot, Hometech, Ashok.nyamagoudar, Amplitude101, SpacemanSpi, Jazzy83, Triplestop, King Zebu, RedBot, SpaceFlight89, Varmapak, Beao, Trappist the monk, LogAntiLog,
Anavaman, Zvn, ThunderbirdJP, Visite fortuitement prolonge, Sunnyji 2k, Nascar1996, DARTH SIDIOUS 2, Onel5969, RjwilmsiBot,
Siddharth.kulk, Ahivarn, Wiki id2, Andican, Catacli, Aircorn, WildBot, Chanvis18, DASHBot, EmausBot, Acather96, Ali a, GoingBatty, Matorperrin, Wiktcha, Dragonz4980, Himalayanpast, Factual tom, Kkm010, ZroBot, Zbase4, Wackywace, Prabhucharles2007,
Mar4d, Claritas, Karthikjai, H3llBot, Placzers, Wayne Slam, Rahul gupta077, Tolly4bolly, StasMalyga, Mimtiyazudd, TyA, Karthikndr,
, Sheikh111, Shrigley, Corruct91, Rhrvat, Vinujadhav, Dutyscee, EdoBot, Sven Manguard, Rahulmohanty16, Vargasllosachange, Binoymadappilly, ClueBot NG, Bombeye, SynchronicityFoundation, Gareth Grith-Jones, Jack Greenmaven, , Danieltommy, Feedintm,
Korrawit, Frietjes, Mtotowajirani, AgniKalpa, Darthvaderskywalker2011, Costesseyboy, Suresh 5, Hchetan, Anupmehra, Braganca4646,
Jrobin08, MikeLynch Public, Batra.vipin, Thisthat2011, HMSSolent, FatTrebla, Titodutta, DBigXray, BG19bot, Starali90, Bonsaiwiking,
Noopur28, Editindiaedit, Abhisking, Emayv, MusikAnimal, Darkness Shines, Mark Arsten, SugarRat, Compfreak7, Kirananils, Ninney,
Smeat75, Snowcream, ProudIrishAspie, RightOne1, Earlyriser10, Nithin.A, Minhal Mehdi, Tamravidhir, MeanMotherJr, Guanaco55,
Tutelary, Jilpaan, Mrt3366, Amitbakre, Osama.mir, Jethro B, Egeymi, Orioncaspar, Soni, Jagranpost, EagerToddler39, BrightStarSky,
Dexbot, BigJolly9, Yash!, Webclient101, Mogism, NFLisAwesome, Cantab12, Modyyash, TiRani, Jamesx12345, WBRSin, Manoj nair81,
Brickchairbrickchair, AninditaNayak, Envigo, Stemsell, 069952497a, Reatlas, Hemant.bpl, Faizan, Epicgenius, M1921, Theos Little
Bot, Tadadum, Aashwath 001, Just searching77, AmericanLemming, Eyesnore, Rajputbhatti, Tentinator, Evano1van, Precision123, Stallion786, Jay vedak, Supersaiyen312, Stevenson7869, AcidSnow, Ugog Nizdast, My name is not dave, Ginsuloft, Mlongenbach, DrewHeath,
Manul, PISCOSOUR786, Pakknight, Cheekylips, OccultZone, Stamptrader, Quartzd, Mohsin17, Lakun.patra, Skr15081997, L Manju,
Pohnnyjham, Captain Cornwall, Khabboos, Orangoottan, Atifa740, Pranjaltiwari1540, Libertarian12111971, TheMagikCow, Attan1001,
Krish8, Eurodyne, Nomaan Asim, Saqib, Barthateslisa, FriarTuck1981, Studio.high, FreeatlastChitchat, Abbott111, YeOldeGentleman,
Human3015, Conradjagan, Goldenxenon, Prinsgezinde, Kneeta, AusLondonder, Nihlus1, Aero Slicer, Neowoodlock, OmarZafar, HIAS,
Adilfarooq93, Abmang10, AbubakarTweets, Aditya8993, Brj312JXa0An1mO, Percinr1819 and Anonymous: 919
11.2
Images
File:2008_Mumbai_terror_attack_VT_bullet_mark.jpg Source:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/2008_
Mumbai_terror_attack_VT_bullet_mark.jpg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Nicholas (Nichalp)
File:2008_Mumbai_terror_attacks_Nariman_House_front_view_3.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/
6/65/2008_Mumbai_terror_attacks_Nariman_House_front_view_3.jpg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist:
Nicholas (Nichalp)
File:2008_Mumbai_terror_attacks_Oberoi_Restaurant.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/2008_
Mumbai_terror_attacks_Oberoi_Restaurant.jpg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Nicholas (Nichalp)
File:2008_Mumbai_terror_attacks_Taj_Hotel_Wasabi_Restaurant_burned.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/
commons/3/31/2008_Mumbai_terror_attacks_Taj_Hotel_Wasabi_Restaurant_burned.jpg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own
work Original artist: Nicholas (Nichalp)
File:3_December_2008_Gateway_protest_march_4.jpg
Source:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/3_
December_2008_Gateway_protest_march_4.jpg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Nicholas (Nichalp)
File:Bombaymapconfimed_attacks.png Source:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Bombaymapconfimed_
attacks.png License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Contributors: open streetmaps with modications http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=19.0072&lon=
72.865&zoom=12&layers=B000FTFT Original artist: user:geni open street maps
File:Cafe_leopold_damage_Mumbai_nov_2008.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Cafe_leopold_
damage_Mumbai_nov_2008.jpg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work (Original text: I created this work entirely by myself.)
Original artist: Adhishb (talk)
File:Commons-logo.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg License: ? Contributors: ? Original
artist: ?
File:Folder_Hexagonal_Icon.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Folder_Hexagonal_Icon.svg License: Cc-bysa-3.0 Contributors: ? Original artist: ?
File:Mahim_train_blast.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Mahim_train_blast.jpg License: CC BYSA 2.0 Contributors: originally posted to Flickr as Mahim train blast Original artist: Manoj Nair
File:Mohammed_Ajmal_Kasab.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Mohammed_Ajmal_Kasab.jpg License:
Fair use Contributors:
CCTV footage at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station. Taken from here Original artist:
Government of India
File:Mumbai_Taj.JPG Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Mumbai_Taj.JPG License: CC BY-SA 2.5 Contributors: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Okino. Original artist: The original uploader was Nikkul at English Wikipedia
File:Mumbai_Terror_Protest.JPG Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Mumbai_Terror_Protest.JPG License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Vegpu
File:Mumbai_attacks_vinu_image01-crop.jpg Source:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Mumbai_attacks_
vinu_image01-crop.jpg License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Contributors:
Mumbai_attacks_vinu_image01.jpg Original artist:
11.3
Content license
21
11.3
Content license