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The Taj Mahal Palace will hold a private service in memory of the 31 people who died there
India today marks the tenth anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks that left 166 dead and hundreds wounded.
On November 26, 2008, Pakistani terrorists unleashed a wave of violence that lasted three days in Mumbai and was broadcast on news channels around the world.
They hit several targets during a series of coordinated attacks: the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Station, the Leopold Cafe – a popular tourist restaurant and the Nariman House – a center Jewish cultural and religious.
The ten assailants – armed with AK-47 assault rifles and hand grenades – belonged to the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The Mumbai police will remember more than a dozen officers who were killed, many while they were fighting terrorists, at a ceremony beginning at 9:30.
The families of the victims will lay wreaths on a police memorial in honor of the dead. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will attend the ceremony.
On November 26, 2008, Pakistani terrorists unleashed a wave of violence across Mumbai
People are also expected to go to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, where Ajmal Kasab, the only gunman found dead, has killed nearly 60 people and injured at least 100 others.
The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel will organize a private service to commemorate the 31 people who have died there.
For more than 60 hours, four assailants shot and killed hotel guests, hotel staff, explosives and a part of the building – including the famous dome – burned down.
Dramatic scenes were broadcast live on television as commandos fought gunmen and guests tried to escape through windows with sheets.
Security forces only regained control of the hotel on the morning of 29 November.
More than 30 people also died in Oberoi and Trident hotels during a 42-hour siege involving gunfire, explosions and hostages.
Six hostages – including the rabbi and his pregnant wife – were also killed at Nariman House.
The current rabbi will unveil Monday a new memorial in the center in memory of all those who died in the attacks of 26/11.
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