Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Attack

- About 32 people died in the attack at the hotelThe New Zeeland Herald: Mumbai survivors blame police for fatalities (December 23, 2008)
- Attacks began on evening of November 26th, 2008
- Hostages were still being held at various locations on morning of November 27th
- Hotel built in 1903; considered a well-known Mumbai landmark
- One of the most venerable luxury hotels in the city
- Hotel contains collection of paintings and artifacts
- Terrorists attacked and set hotel on fire; some threw grenades from the roofThe Times of India: Terror attacks in Mumbai; 16 dead, several injured
- Fighting between police and at least one attacker continued at the hotel through November 29, 2008#International Herald Tribune: Terrorist siege has ended, India says (November 29, 2008)
- Police reported on November 27 that the hostages had been freed at the Taj Mahal HotelABC: Indian Police Clear Taj... (November 27, 2008)
- Authorities indicated on November 27th that the hotel was free of gunmen, however, a fresh fight broke out on the 28th with at least one attackerThe Associated Press: Report: 5 Hostages die in Mumbai Jewish center (November 28, 2008)
- Hotel cleared from gunmen on November 29, 2008International Herald Tribune: Terrorist siege has ended, India says (November 29, 2008)
- Hotel is frequented by WesternersThe Times of India: Terror attacks in Mumbai; 16 dead, several injured
- Encounter with terrorists inside Hotel OberoiIBN Live: Video Streaming
- Terrorists inside Oberoi Hotel were throwing bombs from windowsIBN Live: Video Streaming
- BP Petrol pump blown up in ColabaIBN Live: Video Streaming
- Encounters with police reported at hospitals and at movie theaters in MumbaiIBN Live: Video Streaming
- Hotel re-opened on December 21, 2008 after the installation of new security, including metal detectorsThe New Zeeland Herald: Mumbai survivors blame police for fatalities (December 23, 2008)
- One of the gunmen from the siege at the Mumbai train station, Ajmal Amir Kamal, was captured and is being questioned

Terrorists attacked the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in downtown Mumbai, India, on the evening of November 26, 2008. At the same time, terrorists attacked the Oberoi Hotel, the Nariman House, home of the Orthodox Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch, a train station, movie theater complex, a hospital and a restaurant. Large groups of hostages were taken inside the Taj Mahal Hotel. CNN: Five hostages killed in Jewish center, chaos at hotel The Times of India: 15 Bodies Found in a Single Taj Room: Marine Commando
Fighting between commandos and the attackers continued at the Taj until the morning of November 29th, when the government officially declared the terrorist siege on the city at an end.International Herald Tribune: Terrorist siege has ended, India says (November 29, 2008) 32 people died in the attack at Taj Mahal. A total of 170 people died in the terrorist attacks. Nine of the gunmen were killed.
The hotel re-opened on December 21, 2008 after the installation of new security, including metal detectors.The New Zeeland Herald: Mumbai survivors blame police for fatalities (December 23, 2008)
The Initial Siege

Terrorists reportedly asked for British and American guests at the Oberoi and were believed to be holding hostages inside the hotel. On the day of the initial terrorist attacks in Mumbai, a fire raged inside the Taj, with the dome of the luxury hotel billowing smoke. Terrorists had reportedly throwing grenades from the roof earlier.The Times of India: Terror attacks in Mumbai; 16 dead, several injured