26/11: A year later

A city in siege and a horrified nation watched perhaps the most audacious attack by terrorists at home.

Written by Expressindia.com
November 24, 2009 03:31 PM IST

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Mumbai,the gateway to India,was stormed by terrorists on this day,a year back. The city was under siege and a horrified nation watched perhaps the most audacious attacks by terrorists as heavily armed men,with automatic weapons,grenades and low-intensity bombs,struck at least nine locations killing 166 people and wounding twice as many.

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