Sunday marks 15 years since the November 26, 2008, terror attacks in Mumbai that were carried out by 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. On the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, here's a look at National Security Guards's (NSG) 'Operation Black Tornado'. Pics/AFP
Updated On: 2023-11-24 04:43 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Hotel Trident, Nariman House, Leopold Cafe and Cama Hospital were among the crowded areas that the terrorists targeted throughout the city
At least 166 people, including security personnel, lost their lives in the tragic events while the National Security Guard (NSG) and Mumbai Police shot and killed nine terrorists
Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive, was convicted and sentenced to death. Kasab was hanged on November 21, 2012
As many as 10 Lashkar terrorists had arrived in Mumbai from Karachi on speedboats. Two terrorists entered the Trident, two more entered the Taj, and four more entered the Nariman House
The other two, including Kasab, started shooting at the CSMT. Then Kasab and Ismail Khan made their way to the Cama Hospital
They attacked six Mumbai Police officers en route, including Ashok Kamte, Vijay Salaskar, and the former head of the Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), Hemant Karkare
The terrorists then hijacked the jeep and drove away, but were intercepted by a team from the Gamdevi police station near Girgaon chowpatty
Kasab was taken into custody by the police while Mumbai Police official Tukaram Ombale was killed in the line of duty
The attacks came to an end after the NSG secured the Taj hotel on November 29
