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Today in History: November 26, Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 begin

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Flames shoot out of the Taj hotel in Mumbai on November 26, 2008
TOPSHOT – A fire breaks out of the dome of the Taj hotel in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Nearly 80 people were killed in a series of shootings and blasts across India’s financial capital Mumbai late 26 November, the state government said. The Maharashtra state government said the death toll had risen to 78, according to the Press Trust of India news agency, and that six Indian army units had been deployed to the south of the city. Heavily armed men with automatic weapons and grenades targeted two of Mumbai’s top luxury hotels, the Taj Mahal and Trident, and the main Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station.AFP PHOTO/ Pal PILLA (Photo by Pal Pillai / AFP) (Photo by PAL PILLAI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Teams of heavily armed militants from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India.

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