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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => History => Topic started by: TomSea on November 26, 2019, 11:38:30 am
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Mumbai Terror Attacks: What Happened On 26/11?
On this day in 2008, India's financial capital, Mumbai, was attacked by terrorists at several places. The attacks lasted for four days killing 166 people, including many foreign nationals, and injuring over 300.
On Tuesday, tributes poured in as the country and the world remembered the victims who lost their lives, eleven years ago in the Mumbai terror attacks which began on November 26, 2008.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday paid tribute to the victims of 26/11 terror attack and offered his salutations to the bravery and devotion of security personnel.
Read more at: https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-mumbai-terror-attacks-what-happened-on-2611/343043 (https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-mumbai-terror-attacks-what-happened-on-2611/343043)
Hotel Mumbai: First screening for real-life heroes to mark 26/11 terror attacks
Updated: Nov 26, 2019, 08:28 IST | Mohar Basu | Mumbai
To mark 26/11 terror attacks anniversary, Hotel Mumbai makers to host special screening today; chef Hemant Oberoi to be honoured.
Considering Anthony Maras' Hotel Mumbai is a tribute to those who laid their lives in order to save others during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, it is only fitting that the makers have planned a special screening for the brave hearts of that fateful night.
To mark the 11th anniversary of the attacks today, the team has invited chef Hemant Oberoi, his team at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and several cops for a screening of the movie. Oberoi will also be felicitated for his bravado, at the event.
Read more at: https://www.mid-day.com/articles/hotel-mumbai-first-screening-for-real-life-heroes-to-mark-26-11-terror-attacks/22153181 (https://www.mid-day.com/articles/hotel-mumbai-first-screening-for-real-life-heroes-to-mark-26-11-terror-attacks/22153181)
It's another "Remember this day" event... enough said.