2008 Mumbai attacks
Date | 26 November 2008 - 29 November 2008 |
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Location | Leopold Café, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India |
Blamed on | Hafiz Saeed, Sayeed Zabiuddin Ansari |
Type | • Bombing • shootings • hostage taking |
Deaths | 166 |
Injured (non-fatal) | 600 |
Description | An incident of "terrorism" used to introduce the Indian National Investigation Agency. The perpetrators may have connections to the CIA and deep state. |
In November 2008 gunmen attacked attacked a hotel in Mumbai, India, killing over 150 people, in a multi-day event, which involved hostage taking.
Official narrative
Sayeed Zabiuddin Ansari, an alleged key plotter of the Mumbai attacks, was arrested in New Delhi on June 21 as he arrived from Saudi Arabia. The Indian police accused him of training the 10 militants who went on a rampage in India’s financial hub.[1]
Perpatrators
In August 2015, Nafeez Ahmed claimed that the 2008 "Mumbai atrocities [were] enabled by intelligence operations of India, Pakistan and the United States", citing as a source Satish Verma.[2]
Response
The attacks lead to the December 2008 creation of the National Investigation Agency, a special nation level agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the states.
The Official Culprits
Name | Description |
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Sayeed Zabiuddin Ansari | Terrorist accused of being involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. |
Hafiz Saeed |