Mumbai attacks: timeline of 2008 assault on India's commercial capital
On the anniversary of the Mumbai attacks we trace how the siege of the Indian city unfolded. Planning: The attacks were planned up to a year in advance. A number of terrorists were trained by the group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan from which ten were chosen. The attacks were financed through Italian bank accounts and the group used internet telephones based in New Jersey and Austria. Reconnaissance: Sabahuddin Ahmed and Fahim Ansari were arrested in Rampur, India, in February 2008 carrying hand-drawn maps of targets in Mumbai, including the Taj hotel and Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station. Similar maps were later recovered...
Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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