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dreams scattered: The scene at CST station shortly after two terrorists went on a killing spree on November 26 |
Three men pulled out guns from haversacks on November 26 at Cafe Leopold in Colaba and started firing indiscriminately. A hand grenade was also thrown. Ten people were killed here.
9.45 pm
After Leopold, the terrorists went to the Taj Mahal Hotel and started firing indiscriminately there too. The three men and another terrorist who laid siege at the hotel were Bada Abdul Rehaman, Abu Ali, Abu Soheb and Umar. The Taj operation was the longest and bloodiest of all the sites, which were attacked during the terror strike. Death toll: 32
9.50 pm
Around the same time when the Taj was under attack, Mohammed Ajmal Qasab and his associate Ismail Khan open fire at CST station. Their actions were captured on the CCTVs. He escaped with Ismail to the nearby Cama and Albless Hospital, then to Metro cinema hall, from there to Nariman Point. They were finally intercepted at Girgaum Chowpatty.
Death toll: 58
10.10 pm
Two terrorists identified as Fahad Ullah and Abdul Rehaman Chhota open indiscriminate firing at Trident hotel. Death toll: 33
10.20 pm
A bomb went off in a taxi on the Western Express Highway at Vile Parle, killing the cabbie Mohammed Umar Abdul Khalid (35) on the spot.
Deaths as of November 29
Total deaths: 173
Police: 18
Public: 120
Foreigners: 26
Terrorists: 9
Injured as of November 29
Total: 323
Police: 43
Public: 254
Foreigners: 25
Terrorist: 1
Pay back
* Rs 5 lakh announced by state government to kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons
* Rs 25 lakh and a 2-BHK MHADA flat in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, and free education up to post graduation for families and children of policemen killed in the attacks
* Rs 10 lakh announced by the railway minister to kin of the deceased and job to a family member. Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons
* The state government has written to consulates in Mumbai seeking details of heirs of foreign victims.
Weapons they carried
* 10 AK 47 assault rifles
* 10 9mm handguns
* 100 hand grenades (40 recovered after operation)
* 1,500 bullets
* 80 kg of explosives (RDX)
Others items
* BlackBerry
* CDs holding high-resolution satellite images
* Satellite mobile phones
* Mobile phones with switchable SIM cards that were hard to track
* 8 credit cards of international banks
* Fake identification cards
* $1,200 (Rs 57,831)
