2008 Mumbai attacks
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Locations of the 2008 Mumbai attacks where the attacks occurred
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| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Coordinates | 18°55′20″N 72°49′57″E / 18.922125°N 72.832564°ECoordinates: 18°55′20″N 72°49′57″E / 18.922125°N 72.832564°E |
| Date | 26 November 2008-29 November 2008 23:00 (26/11)-08:00 (29/11) (IST, UTC+05:30) |
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Attack type
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Bombings, shootings, hostage crisis,siege |
| Weapons | AK-47, RDX, IEDs, grenades |
| Deaths | Approximately 166 (plus 9 attackers) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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600+ |
| Victims | See casualty list for complete list |
| Perpetrators |
Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi Lashkar-e-Taiba |
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Number of participants
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10 |
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| Motive | Islamic extremism |
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were a series of attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic militant organisation based in Pakistan, carried out a series of 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai. The attacks, which drew widespread global condemnation, began on Wednesday, 26 November and lasted until Saturday, 29 November 2008, killing 164 people and wounding at least 308.
Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower,Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Nariman House Jewish community centre, the Metro Cinema, and in a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle. By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the Taj Hotel had been secured by Mumbai Police and security forces. On 29 November, India's National Security Guards (NSG) conducted 'Operation Black Tornado' to flush out the remaining attackers; it culminated in the death of the last remaining attackers at the Taj Hotel and ended the attacks.
Ajmal Kasab disclosed that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, among others. The Government of India said that the attackers came from Pakistan, and their controllers were in Pakistan. On 7 January 2009, Pakistan confirmed the sole surviving perpetrator of the attacks was a Pakistani citizen. On 9 April 2015, the foremost ringleader of the attacks, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, was granted bail against surety bonds of ₨200,000 (US$1,900) in Pakistan.
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