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Witness History: The Mumbai attacks

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24/11/2023 GMT

The Mumbai attacks

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Mumbai attacks

In 2008, 10 gunmen killed more than 100 people in Mumbai’s busiest hot spots

On 26 November 2008, 166 people died and hundreds more were injured. Ten gunmen targeted prominent locations in different parts of Mumbai, India.

On 26 November 2008, 10 gunmen from the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba carried out coordinated attacks on Mumbai's busiest hotspots including the Taj and Oberoi hotels, a train station, hospital, and Jewish community centre.  

One hundred and sixty-six people were murdered in the attacks, which lasted for three days. The city was locked down as police searched for the gunmen. 

Only one, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, was captured alive by police. He was sentenced to death and executed in 2012. 

Dan Hardoon speaks to Devika Rotawan and Arun Jadhav, who came face to face with the militants.  

(Photo: Buildings under attack. Credit:Getty Images)

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