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The Siege: The Attack on the Taj is a non-fiction book by Cathy Scott-Clerk and Adrian Levy. It is an account of the 2008 attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, during the night of 26 November 2008. The book was first published by Penguin Books in 2013.
Nov 12, 2017 · We look back at how terror unfolded at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi-Trident, CST, Nariman House, Cafe Leopold, and Cama Hospital.
During the Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008, gunmen took hostages at three locations—the Nariman House, where a Jewish outreach center was located, and the luxury hotels Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower.
Nov 25, 2018 · The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which dates to the early 1900s, suffered extensive fire damage during the attack.
Two luxury hotels, including the landmark Taj Mahal Palace, were attacked. Police had entered the hospital, and a senior officer had fired a round to meet the gunfire coming from an upper floor.
Dec 23, 2011 · On Nov. 26, 2008, terrorists simultaneously attacked about a dozen locations in Mumbai, India, including one of the most iconic buildings in the city, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
Warnings given to Taj Hotel and the Centre. In October, US intelligence agencies warned the chairman of the company that owns the hotel, Mr Ratan Tata that there will be a terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Security was increased, but was removed soon after.
Nov 25, 2022 · Armed militants had attacked a dozen locations in Mumbai — a hospital, railway station, a restaurant, a Jewish center and two luxury hotels, including Taj Mahal Palace. 166 people were killed and over 300 were injured in the attacks.
Nov 26, 2017 · At the Taj, terrorists Shoaib and Umer met with LeT gunmen - identified as Abdul Rehman Bada and Abu Ali, who had left IED for the Leopold Cafe attackers outside the iconic hotel. The Taj came under attack between 9.35 pm and 10 pm. Oberoi-Trident Hotel was the last site to be attacked by the terrorists around the same time as the Taj.
Karambir Singh Kang was Taj Mumbai's general manager, and at another location when the attacks broke out. He immediately returned to the hotel to guide the evacuations, and led hundreds to safety.
