15 years of Mumbai terror attacks: Scars left by 26/11 continue to linger in memory of Indians
15 years of Mumbai terror attacks: On November 26, 2008, the devastating terrorist attacks shook India's financial capital. These coordinated attacks by a group of ten terrorists caused mayhem on the streets of Mumbai and sent shockwaves across the country and the world. 15 years later, the scars left by the tragic event remain in the collective memory of those who witnessed it, and the lessons learned remain critical for global security.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists had entered the city of Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008 and killed 166 people and injured 300 over the course of four days.
The Taj and Oberoi Hotels, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish centre at Nariman House, and the Leopold Cafe were carefully chosen as targets after being surveyed for maximum impact, as these places were frequented by Europeans, Indians, and Jews.
The nine LeT terrorists were killed, and the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station attack, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, was apprehended. Qasab was sentenced to death in May 2010 and hanged two years later in a maximum security prison in Pune.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the tragic Mumbai terror attacks. Notably, Israel recently designated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist organization. The action was taken without the government of India's request.
The Israeli Embassy stated in a statement that all necessary procedures to declare LeT a terrorist organization had been completed, noting that the decision was made independently and without any formal request from the Indian government.
On Friday, a poster exhibition commemorating the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was held at the Broken Chair in front of the United Nations in Geneva.
Priyajit Debsarkar, a human rights activist and author who organized the poster 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 which rocked Mumbai, the Indian financial epicentre, 15 years ago."
Every year on this day, the nation remembers the people and security forces who perished fighting terrorists.
- PTC NEWS
