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Islamist terrorism. The 2008 Mumbai attacks [14] (also referred to as 26/11 attacks) [15] [a] were a series of terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant Islamist [16] organisation from Pakistan, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai.
Impact on Mumbai. In the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, all schools and colleges, and most offices were closed. The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange remained closed on 27 November 2008. [7] Shooting of Bollywood films and TV series had also been halted in the city. [8]
23 Nov. The terrorists hijack an Indian trawler, the Kuber, killing four fishermen and ordering the captain to sail to India. [ 3] 26 Nov. dusk. They reach within four nautical miles (7 kilometres) of Mumbai and kill the captain. They then proceed to board three inflatable speedboats and proceed towards Colaba jetty. [ 3]
David Coleman Headley (born Daood Sayed Gilani; June 30, 1960) is an American terrorist. He is known for assisting the Pakistan based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba in planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks; providing multiple surveillance and terrorist reconnaissance missions throughout central Mumbai.
Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Candle light vigils were held in the following days. Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks were on the local, national and international levels. Political reactions in Mumbai and throughout India included a range of resignations and political changes. Other reactions included condemnation of the attacks by ...
Wanted by. India. United States of America. Wanted since. 1993. Dawood Ibrahim ( / ɪbrəˈhiːm / ⓘ; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mob boss, drug lord, [1] and terrorist from Dongri, Mumbai, who is wanted by the Indian government. [2] [3] He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in ...
Mumbai has moved on but the spectre of the attacks casts a lingering shadow on Devika Rotawan's life.
The Times of India summarised the cause of MNS's attacks—"There's a method in MNS's madness in attacking north Indians in Mumbai though, howsoever flawed it might be. Raj believes his cousin and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray has been wooing the people from Bihar and UP—through a campaign he began back in 2005 with the inclusive call of Mee Mumbaikar—as his party's vote-bank.