Remembering 26/11 Mumbai attack: When terror gripped the minds and hearts of the city

Fourteen years have passed since ten men stormed into the financial capital of the country and struck terror into the minds and hearts of the people of Mumbai. In pic is the Taj hotel which was the epicentre of the 26/11 attacks. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The Taj Mahal Palace hotel is one of the major attractions of Mumbai. People gather outside the hotel on the eve of the 14th anniversary of 26/11 terror attacks, on Friday (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Armed militants had attacked a dozen locations in Mumbai — a hospital, railway station, a restaurant, a Jewish center and two luxury hotels, including the Taj Mahal Palace. (Express)

Starting November 26, for more than 60 hours, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was beseiged by four heavily armed militants. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

While two of the four militants reached the main entrance of the Tower section, having planted a crude RDX bomb in front of the police post nearby, the other two entered through the La-Pat door of the Palace and started shooting indiscriminately at the guests. (Express Archive)

The violence claimed lives of 166 people, including foreigners. Nine of the gunmen were killed in the counter-operation, while one survived. In pic, bullet marks are shown on the glass at Leopold Cafe in Colaba. 11 people were killed here and 28 injured. (Express Archive)

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus after the carnage of 26/11 Mumbai attacks. (Express Archive)

This photo, shot exactly a month after the 26/11 attacks, shows a wall at Nariman House ridden with bullet marks. This attack was distinctive in nature as it was on the Chabad House (a Jewish community centre) run by Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka Holtzberg. The House, located in Colaba, was frequented by large number of Jews, particularly Israeli but also from those visiting the country from across the world. (Express Archive)

In this photo, a view of the reopened Nariman Chabad House which was attacked during the 26/11 terror attacks is shown. (PTI Photo)

Commandoes attempt to breach the Nariman House, a location under siege by suspected militants in Mumbai. (PTI)

It was only on November 29, 2008 that the Indian commandos announced that the Taj had been cleared of all militants.(PTI)

Railway Police pay homage to their colleagues who were killed during the November 26, 2008 terror attacks, at a memorial on platform 9 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

A man with a painted body takes part in the Mashaal Rally organised by Maharashtra Police Boys Sanghatana to pay tribute to the 26/11 terror attack victims on its anniversary, outside Gateway of India (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Family members of the policemen, who lost their lives during the November 2008 attacks, also paid tributes to the martyrs. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)