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Criticism of Politicians and Resignations

1) Minister for Home Affairs Shivraj Patil Resigned 30-Nov-2008
Replaced by P. Chidambaram

2) Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh Resigned 01-Dec-2008
Replaced by Ashok Chavan.

3) Deputy CM of Maharashtra R.R.Patil Resigned 01-Dec-2008
Replaced by Chhagan Bhujbal.
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Confession of a captured terrorist



In addition to 9 Out of 10 terrorists killed & 1 terrorist catched his confession as follows

One of the terrorists, 21-year-old Azam Amir Kasav,was caught at Girgaum Chowpatty Naka in Mumbai trying to escape in a car[69] and taken to the Nair hospital. According to preliminary investigations by intelligence agencies, Azam is from Faridkot in Pakistan(near Multan, not to be confused with a town of the same name found in India & had received arms training in Pakistan.Ammunition, a satellite phone and a layout plan of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was recovered from him. He has provided many clues to the investigation agencies and has reportedly described how they arrived at Mumbai from Karachi via Porbandar. He has reportedly said that he and other terrorists had received revolvers, AK-47s, ammunition and dried fruit, from their coordinator. Azam reportedly told the police that they wanted to replicate the Marriott hotel attack in Islamabad, and reduce the Taj Hotel to rubble, replicating the September 11 attacks in India.Kasab also told Indian police that the terrorists targeted Nariman House, where the Chabad center was located, because it was frequented by Israelis, who were targeted to "avenge atrocities on Palestinians."

Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner of Crime Rakesh Maria said, information came out from his interview with Kasab that he is from the Faridkot village in the Okara district of Pakistan's Punjab province. He is the son of Mohammed Amir Kasab.
It is reported that Azam told the police that he and his associate, Ismail Khan, were the ones who shot Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte. According to the police, Kasav entered the Taj posing as a student from Mauritius and had planted explosives in the room.

Azam also revealed that he and his associate stayed in Room 630 in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel where they stored ammunition and had many visitors. They had booked the room for four days using fake Mauritian identities.ATS sources indicate that blood and urine tests on Azam showed that the terrorist was heavily drugged while committing the acts of terror.

On November 29, Kasav named his colleagues as Abu Ali, Fahad, Omar, Shoaib, Umer, Abu Akasha, Abu Ismail Dera Ismail Khan, Abdul Rahman (Bara), and Abdul Rahman. He said that they planned to mostly kill indiscriminately while singling out white foreign tourists and sparing Muslims whenever possible. He also said that he had expected to get away with the assault. Two more names are available: Imran and Shahdullah (or Shadullah) Babar (or Babbar) mentioned above. They called an Indian TV station from mobile phones making demands and justifying their attacks, and gave their names as such. It is unclear if these names are the real names to nicknames mentioned above, or that the information emerging is still incomplete.

Times of India reported that, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist arrested by Mumbai Police, has told his interrogators that their plan was to get off the dinghy near the fishing village at Badhwar Park, Cuffe Parade, at dusk and strike all targets except Nariman House between 19:00 and 20:00. However, the landing was delayed and they reached at 20.45.

‘‘They knew that the crowds at CST would be thickest at 19.30 and their bullets would cause the greatest harm,’’ said an Indian officer on condition of anonymity. Kasab told interrogators that Cama hospital and Metro cinema were not in their plan which was to take hostages at CST and return to base by hijacking a boat off the Gateway of India.

Kasab admitted that he and his accomplice, Abu Ismail Khan, had put explosives in the cab that exploded in Wadi Bunder.

Investigating police official said the terrorists had spent the previous three months in Pakistan training and planning their strike.

On 3 December 2008, Indian authorities defused a bomb in Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station—one of the first locations targeted in last week's terrorist siege. Location of the bomb was provided by Kasab during investigation.
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A Tribute to Sahid



Hemant Karkare-ATS Chief
Ashok Kamte-Additional Commissioner
Vijay Salaskar-Encounter specialist
Shashank Shinde-Senior Inspector
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan-NSG Commando Team Leader
Gajender Singh Bisht-NSG Commando
Prakash More(L.T. Marg Police Station)
B Durgunde-Police Sub-Inspector(ATS)
Tukaram Ombale-Asist. Sub-Inspector(D.B.Marg Police Station)
&
Constables
A R Chitte
Vijay Khadekar
M C Chaudhary(Railways)
Yogesh Patil
Jaywant Patil
Ambadas Pawar
Balwant Bhosale
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Now the Body Count

At least 188 people had been killed.
This includes nearly 40 Muslims and nationals from 10 countries.Among the dead were 141 Indian civilians, 17 policemen and 30 foreigners. The breakdown of the foreigners was as follows: four Americans, four Australians, three Germans, two Israeli-Americans, two Israelis, two Canadians, two French, one Italian, one British-Cypriot, one Dutch, one Japanese, one Jordanian, one Malaysian, one Mauritian, one Mexican, one Singaporean and one Thai.
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Operation Black Tornado

The attacks began on 26 November 2008 and ended on 29 November 2008 when Indian security forces, in Operation Black Tornado, regained control of all attack sites.

SIEGE Status

TAJ
(Shootings &hostages)
Start :- 9:30pm(Wed)
End :-6:00am(Sat)
Killed :- Approx. 40(1 Commando)
Rescued :-Approx. 250

CST
(Shootings &Grenade attacks)
Start :- 9:50pm(Wed)
End :-11pm(Wed)
Killed :- 50

CAMA
(Shootings & hostages)
Start :-10:30pm(Wed)
End:-3:30am(Thu)
Killed :- 5 Policeman

OBEROI
(Shootings, explosions & hostages)
Start:- 9:45pm(Wed)
End:-3pm(Fri)
Killed :-30
Rescued :-143

NARIMAN HOUSE
(Shootings, explosions & hostages)
Start:- 9:50am(Wed)
End:-8:45pm(Fri)
Killed :-7(1 Commando)
Rescued :-9

Leopold Café
(Shootings & Grenade Attacks)
Killed :- 10

Metro Cinema
(Shooting from carjacked police jeep)
Killed :- Approx. 10

Lane behind Times of India building
(Police killed by gunfire)
Killed :- 9 policemen

Mumbai Harbour
(Shootings & Hostages)
Killed:- 4.
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South Mumbai (26 -28 Nov)

Attack type :- Bombings, shootings, hostage crisis
Weapons :- RDX, AK-47, Type 56 and grenades
Deaths :- 188
Injured :- 294
Suspected perpetrators :- Suspects include many terrorist outfits of Pakistan origin- the previously unknown Deccan Mujahideen, the Indian Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba,Dawood Ibrahim,Jaish-e-Mohammad and Al Qaeda
Number of participants :- Between 10 and 25
Defenders :- Mumbai Police,ATS,MARCOS,NSG

Mumbai came under an unprecendented & noble night attack as terrorists used RDX, AK-47, Type 56 and grenades to strike at the city's most high-profile targets
Eight of the attacks took place at sites in South Mumbai proper:

1) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
2) Oberoi Trident,Cuffe Parade
3) Taj Mahal Palace
4) Leopold Café,Colaba
5) Cama & GT Hospital
6) Nariman House(Chabad House)
7) Metro Cinema
8) Lane behind the Times of India building & behind St. Xavier's College.

Explosion at the Mazagaon docks in Mumbai's port area.
A possible tenth incident involved a taxi blast at Vile Parle near the airport,
but it is uncertain whether this was connected to the other nine attacks.
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TERROR HELPLINE

Dear All,

In case you come across any suspicious activity, any suspicious movement
or have any information to tell to the Anti-Terror Squad, please take a
Note of the new ALL INDIA TOLL-FREE Terror Help-line "1090".
Your city's Police or Anti-Terror squad will take action as quickly as possible.
Remember that this single number 1090 is valid all over India This is a toll free number and can be dialed from mobile phones also.
Moreover, the identity of the caller will be kept a secret.
Let us make each and every citizen of India aware about this facility.

Please forward this mail to as many people as possible, and tell everyone Individually also.

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