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By Agence France-Presse
India marks Monday the tenth anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks that left 166 dead and hundreds wounded.
The attackers hit many targets, including hotels, the city's main railway station, a restaurant and a Jewish center (AFP Photo / BULLETIN OF SAJJAD HUSSAIN / MANILA).
On November 26, 2008, Islamist militants in Pakistan unleashed a wave of violence that lasted three days in the Indian financial capital and was broadcast on television news channels around the world.
They hit several targets in a series of coordinated attacks, including luxury hotels, the city's main railway station, a popular tourist restaurant, and a Jewish center.
The ten assailants – armed with AK-47 assault rifles and hand grenades – belonged to the militant group based in Pakistan Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Mumbai police will remember the dozen officers who were killed, many of whom were fighting militants, at a ceremony starting at 9:30 am (0400 GMT).
The families of the victims will lay wreaths on a police memorial in honor of the dead. The Chief Minister of the State of Maharashtra, whose capital is Mumbai, will attend the ceremony.
Residents should also visit the Chhatrapati Shivaji terminal, where Mohammed Kasab, the only gunman surprised, killed nearly 60 people and wounded 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.
The drama scenes were broadcast live on television as Indian commandos fought gunmen and guests tried to escape through windows with sheets.
Indian security forces regained control of the hotel only 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, a Jewish cultural and religious center.
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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