The attack on the Taj Mahal Hotel

At about 9: 30 pm on October 26th, 2008 165438+ A group of masked militants (calling themselves Deccan Mujahideen) broke into taj mahal hotel with heavy weapons including AK-47 rifles, grenades and explosives, and took a large number of hostages after a bloody battle. Shortly thereafter, six explosions occurred in taj mahal hotel, the top of the hotel was blasted, smoke billowed, and the Gothic arched windows spewed flames. An Indian TV host who reported on the spot expressed the feelings of many Indians at this time. "Americans will never forget the tragic scene that happened on the World Trade Center, nor will Indians forget the fire that destroyed the beautiful structure of the Taj Mahal Hotel and the free spirit of Mumbai represented by the Taj Mahal Hotel."

Indian police exchanged fire with terrorists here. At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 27th, the two sides suspended the exchange of fire, and firefighters tried to put out the fire on the top floor of the hotel but failed. At 3 pm on the 27th, Indian police announced that all the hostages in the hotel had been rescued, but around 4: 40 pm, the hotel exploded again.

165438+2008129 October, the Indian military announced that the clearance of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai had ended.

On June 5438+February 2, 20081,the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, which was closed due to terrorist attacks, partially resumed business.

Details of the attack:

The guests trapped in the hotel are scattered in different corners, and nearly 300 of them took refuge in a club called "Secret Room" under the guidance of hotel staff. As the name implies, this room was not discovered by terrorists at first, until an Indian politician in the room was interviewed by the media through his mobile phone, which made the terrorists get news from the news, thus exposing their hiding place.