Terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, in 2008: Ten coordinated strikes by Pakistan-based terrorists kill 164 and injure over 250 people in Mumbai, India.
The Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008 were a series of terrorist assaults that took place in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on November 26, 2008. The assaults were carried out by ten shooters linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist group. Terrorists with automatic guns and hand grenades attacked citizens at a number of locations in Mumbai's southern outskirts, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji train station, the famed Leopold Café, two hospitals, and a theatre. On November 26, the violence resumed at three hostage-taking locations: the Nariman House, a Jewish outreach centre, and the luxury hotels Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower.
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