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Who attacked Taj?
| 2008 Mumbai attacks | |
|---|---|
| Injured | 300+ |
| Victims | See casualty list for complete list |
| Perpetrators | Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Lashkar-e-Taiba |
| No. of participants | 10 |
What happened to Hotel Mumbai?
For hours, as terrorists took hostages and killed indiscriminately across Mumbai, the chef and other staff at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel did everything they could to keep others safe. Gunmen seized the hotel with hundreds of people trapped inside, firing and hurling grenades at random.
Was the Mumbai hotel rebuilt?
Mumbai Hotel, a Killing Zone, Is Grand Again. MUMBAI, India — On Wednesday, the Oberoi Hotel, one of two five-star hotel complexes attacked by 10 Pakistan-based gunmen in November 2008, will welcome its first guests after a comprehensive $45 million reconstruction.
Who was brother bull?
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi (born 30 December 1960) is a Pakistani terrorist and co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Should the United Nations help Pakistan keep its nuclear weapons safe?
Pakistan should instead be asking for help keeping its nuclear weapons out of terrorists’ hands. But until that happens, the United Nations Security Council — and the United States, an ally of Pakistan’s — should step in.
Is Pakistan too dangerous to sanction?
The United States remained convinced Pakistan was too dangerous to sanction, too dangerous to punish, too dangerous to hold accountable. U.S. pundits rehearsed fears that Pakistan may collapse, provide nuclear weapons to terrorists, or provoke an escalatory and possibly nuclear war with India while it nursed its militant assets.
Is Pakistan’s Nuclear Security the strongest in the world?
In May 1999, during the anniversary of Pakistan’s first nuclear weapons test, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif claimed that Pakistan’s nuclear security is the strongest in the world.
What is Pakistan’s motive for pursuing nuclear weapons development?
Pakistan’s motive for pursuing a nuclear weapons development program is never to allow another invasion of Pakistan. President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq allegedly told the Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 that, “If your forces cross our borders by an inch, we are going to annihilate your cities.”.