New Delhi: Today marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks that struck Mumbai, India’s financial capital, on November 26, 2008. Known as 26/11, these coordinated assaults by a group of 10 terrorists wreaked havoc on the streets of Mumbai and sent shockwaves throughout the nation and the world.
The attackers, affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, infiltrated Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008. Over the course of four days, they killed 166 people and injured 300.
The targets were carefully selected for maximum impact, including the Taj and Oberoi Hotels, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish center at Nariman House, and the Leopold Cafe, as these locations were frequented by Europeans, Indians, and Jews.
While the nine LeT terrorists were killed during the attacks, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, was apprehended at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station. In May 2010, Qasab was sentenced to death and two years later, he was executed in a maximum-security prison in Pune.
The scars left by this tragic event continue to haunt the memories of those who witnessed it, and the lessons learned remain vital for global security.
This year, on the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks, Israel has officially designated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist organization. This action was taken independently by Israel, without any formal request from the Indian government.
The Israeli Embassy stated that all necessary procedures have been completed to recognize LeT as a terror outfit, emphasizing that the decision was made autonomously. Israel’s Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, commended the ban on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as the “right thing,” revealing that the decision was made after it was discovered that LeT was not listed as a terrorist organization in Israel.
Furthermore, a day-long poster exhibition was held at the Broken Chair in front of the United Nations in Geneva on Friday to commemorate the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Priyajit Debsarkar, a human rights activist and author who organized the exhibition, stated, “Today, we are protesting in front of the United Nations, Geneva. We have displayed a lot of balance here to commemorate the costly and terrible barbaric terror attacks that rocked Mumbai, the Indian financial epicenter, 15 years ago.”
Every year on this day, the nation remembers the lives lost and the security forces who bravely fought against the terrorists.
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