15 Years of 26/11 - Remembering Gruesome Mumbai Terror Attacks
On november 26, 2008, the deadly terrorist attacks that devastated India's financial centre, mumbai, occurred 15 years ago. These coordinated attacks by a group of ten terrorists caused mayhem on the streets of mumbai and sent shockwaves throughout the country and the world. On the night of november 26, 2008, terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group entered Mumbai. They killed 166 people and wounded 300 over the course of four days.
The Taj and Oberoi Hotels, Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish centre at Nariman House, and the Leopold Cafe were deliberately picked after being studied for maximum impact, as these areas were visited by Europeans, Indians, and Jews. The nine LeT terrorists were murdered, while the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist from the Chhatrapati shivaji Terminus train station attack, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, was apprehended. Qasab was sentenced to death in May 2010 and hung two years later in a highest security jail in Pune. The horrific event's wounds remain in the collective memory of those who experienced it, and the lessons learnt remain critical for world security.
The Taj and Oberoi Hotels, Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish centre at Nariman House, and the Leopold Cafe were deliberately picked after being studied for maximum impact, as these areas were visited by Europeans, Indians, and Jews. The nine LeT terrorists were murdered, while the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist from the Chhatrapati shivaji Terminus train station attack, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, was apprehended. Qasab was sentenced to death in May 2010 and hung two years later in a highest security jail in Pune. The horrific event's wounds remain in the collective memory of those who experienced it, and the lessons learnt remain critical for world security.
As the 15th anniversary of the horrific terror attacks approaches, israel has formally recognised Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist organisation. The measure was performed without the government of India's request. The Israeli Embassy stated in a statement that the essential steps to label LeT a terrorist organisation had been completed, emphasising that the decision was done independently and without any official request from the indian government.
"Israel ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs have jointly worked in the last few months towards an expedited and extraordinary listing of the Lashkar-e-Taiba organisation on this date to highlight the importance of a Unified Global Front in comb. Naor Gilon, Israel's Ambassador to India, also applauded the move, calling the ban on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) the "right thing to do." He stated that Tel Aviv decided to ban LeT a few months ago when his deputy discovered that it was not registered as a terrorist group in Israel.
"Israel ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs have jointly worked in the last few months towards an expedited and extraordinary listing of the Lashkar-e-Taiba organisation on this date to highlight the importance of a Unified Global Front in comb. Naor Gilon, Israel's Ambassador to India, also applauded the move, calling the ban on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) the "right thing to do." He stated that Tel Aviv decided to ban LeT a few months ago when his deputy discovered that it was not registered as a terrorist group in Israel.
Meanwhile, a day-long poster display commemorating the 26/11 mumbai terror attacks was held on friday at the Broken Chair in front of the United Nations in Geneva. Priyajit Debsarkar, a human rights activist and novelist who planned the poster show, stated, "Today, we are protesting in front of the United Nations in Geneva." We have shown a lot of balance here to remember the costly and horrible savage terror attacks that devastated mumbai, India's financial capital, 15 years ago."