Terrorist related shootings and grenade blasts were been reported in the Indian city of Mumbai on November 26, 2008. The police chief of Maharashtra said that "at least two terrorists were inside the top-end Trident hotel in the neighbouring Nariman Point business district". Bloomberg: Mumbai Shootings, Grenade Attacks Kill at Least 60 (November 26, 2008)
Indian commandos entered the Trident complex late on November 27, 2008. About 40 people were led from the hotel before the upper floor windows were blown out in a shower of glass. Gunfire between commandos and terrorists were exchanged. The siege ended on November 28, with at least three gunmen killed there.Guardian: Guns, grenades, then a battle to the death in 105-year-old hotel (November 28, 2008)
Trident Hotel Attack News
- Guardian: Guns, grenades, then a battle to the death in 105-year-old hotel (November 28, 2008)
- CNN: Rabbi, wife among Mumbai terror deaths (November 28, 2008)
- Washington Post: Indian Forces Battle Gunmen in Effort to Rescue Hostages (November 28, 2008)
- CNN: Commandos tackle besieged Mumbai hotels (November 27, 2008)
- The Times of India: Terror attacks in Mumbai; 80 dead, over 250 injured (November 26, 2008)
- Radio Australia: Mambai Rocked by Terrorist Attacks (November 25, 2008)
Possible image of a Mumbai terrorist, courtesy of Maharashtra Times
- Google Maps: Attack Locations in Mumbai
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At least two terrorists entered the Trident Hotel
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Other hotels attacked
Taj Mahal, Hotel Oberoi, Marriot Mumbai and Ramada Mumbai
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Two attackers at the Trident entered one of the hotel restaurants looking for U.S. and British nationals Bloomberg: Mumbai Shootings, Grenade Attacks Kill at Least 60 (November 26, 2008)
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A local police officer reported that the terrorists were equipped with grenades and automatic firearmsAl Jazeera English: Deaths in Mumbai 'terror' attacks (November 26, 2008)
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On November 27, 2008, CNN reported that 125 people had been killed and at least 327 woundedCNN: Commandos tackle besieged Mumbai hotels (November 27, 2008)
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