Mumbai Terrorist Attacks Terrorists attacked multiple targets in Mumbai, India: – The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – a major transportation hub in the city – Leopold Café – a popular restraunt with tourists and affluent Indians – Taj Mahal Hotel – a hotel popular with foreigner tourists, diplomats, and affluent Indians – Oberoi-Trident Hotel – a hotel popular with foreigner tourists, diplomats, and affluent Indians – Narimen House – a hostel used by jewish tourists Mumbai has a significant history of terrorist attacks Date: 26 November 2008 Killed: 165 Wounded: Over 300 145
{"Image DocumentName": "Mumbai Terrorist Attacks", "Image ImageDescription": "Terrorists attacked multiple targets in Mumbai, India: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus \u2013 a major transportation hub in the city. Leopold Caf\u00e9 \u2013 a popular restraunt with tourists and affluent Indians. Taj Mahal Hotel \u2013 a hotel popular with foreigner tourists, diplomats, and affluent Indians. Oberoi-Trident Hotel \u2013 a hotel popular with foreigner tourists, diplomats, and affluent Indians. Narimen House \u2013 a hostel used by jewish tourists. Mumbai has a significant history of terrorist attacks. Date: 26 November Killed: 165. Wounded: Over 300. On 26 November 2008, a group of ten terrorists attacked multiple targets in Mumbai, India, one of the financial centers of the Indian subcontinent. Official government sources report that the attacks claimed the lives of 165 individuals and wounded more than 300. Mumbai has suffered several terrorist attacks in recent years. Largely due to its proximity to Pakistan, Mumbai is an attractive target for Pakistani extremists who object to Indian policies, On 22 November 2008, ten terrorists sailed from Karachi, Pakistan. The next day, they hijacked an Indian-registered fishing vessel and killed the crew except the captain. Once ashore in Mumbai, the terrorists divided into five two-man teams. They passed through a small fishing village to find taxis for the ride to downtown Mumbai. At least one fisherman reported the suspicious behavior to police, but later several villagers admitted they saw the suspicious men but did not bother to report them because an important cricket game was being televised that evening. Once in the city, the terrorists attacked multiple targets, including: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) \u2013 major transportation hub in the city. Leopold Caf\u00e9 \u2013 popular restraunt with tourists and affluent Indians. Taj Mahal Hotel \u2013 international hotel popular with foreigner tourists, diplomats, and affluent Indians. Oberoi-Trident Hotel \u2013 international hotel popular with foreigner tourists, diplomats, and affluent Indians. Narimen House \u2013 hostel used by jewish tourists. Through intensive investigation and interrogation of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist survivor, Indian authorities determined responsibility for the attack belongs to Lashkar-e-Taiha, a Pakistani-based militant organization. The Pakistani government originally denied the connection to Pakistan and claimed the attacks had been organized in Bangladesh and India. However, overwhelming evidence connects the attackers to Pakistan, including cell phone records of the terrorists, their nationalities, statements of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, and Pakistani-made items recovered during the investigation. Primary inspiration for the attack seems to have come from the previous attack against the Islamabad Marriott Hotel. 145.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}