Terrorist attack

2008 Mumbai attacks

26 Nov 2008 – 29 Nov 2008 · 18.92° N, 72.83° E

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26 Nov 2008 – 29 Nov 2008
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Terrorist attack
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18.92° N, 72.83° E

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2008 Mumbai attacks: Ten terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terror group, carry out four days of coordinated bombing and shooting attacks across Mumbai, killing 166 people. One terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, was captured alive and executed in 2012.

2008 Mumbai attacks

Islamist terror attacks in India

The 2008 Mumbai attacks, colloquially known as 26/11, were a coordinated series of twelve Islamic terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, from 26 to 29 November 2008, by ten members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. A total of 175 people died, including 166 civilians and nine of the attackers, and more than 300 people were injured.

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