• 26 November – 29 November 2008: terrorists carried out more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India’s largest city and financial capital
• Within a short period of time, there were 17 explosions, attacks with rapid-fire weapons and hostage-takings on ten different places in the city –> “Mumbai attacks”
• Responsible for the attacks: about 11 offenders divided into several groups
• The attackers turned out to be members of the Pakistan-based militant organisation “Lashkar-e-Taiba”, considered a terrorist organisation by many countries
• According to the Indian administration: the attacks killed at least 173 people and wounded about 308
• All over the world, the “Mumbai attacks” caused condemnation
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