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Nov 26, A Call for Action

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by Senthil Ramesh in Others, Technical Thursdays

May be its Technical Thursday, but it was a sad day last year.

It was the day, last year, when our nation has stumbled. Mumbai has been in the hand of Terrorists for 60 hours. Taj, Oberoi, Nariman house were their targets. They have held hostages. But, the soldiers and police has made some actions without thinking of their life, they are the real heroes of India, where some of them are not remembered.

Crucial Attack:

They made attack at eight places in Southern part of Mumbai. Attacks occurred at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus,the Oberoi Trident,
the Taj Mahal Palace &amp Tower,Leopold Cafe,Cama Hospital,the Orthodox Jewish-owned Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier’s College.There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbai’s port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle. The attack started on 26th November 2008 and continued till 29th November.

Army recovered each place from the terrorist. The final operation took place at Taj Hotel. Army rescued 250 people from the Oberoi, 300 from the Taj and 60 people (members of 12 different families) from Nariman House. In this attack around 173 people died and 308 wounded.

Incidents

The following videos from CNN reveals some of the incidents happened and it covers the whole terror attack which lasted for 60 hours.

The following videos show how the terrorists planned and executed the attacks.

Sacrifice:

These are the people who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the nation and its people. They must be remembered forever and its our duty to fulfil their wishes.

1.Hemant Karkare, IPS Officer of the 1982 batch served in RAW for nine years. He solved the bomb blast in Thane and Panvel.
2.Vijay Salaskar, Officer of 1983 batch had recently killed 70 criminals in encounter.
3. Ashok Kamte, was the DCP Zone1 Mumbai. He served as the commissioner of Solapur
4. Major Unnikrishnan
5.Assistant Sub- Inspector Tukaram Omble

Arrested Terrorists:

1. Ajmal Kasab was the only attacker captured alive by police and is currently under arrest. Much of the information about the attackers’ preparation, travel, and movements comes from his confessions to the Mumbai
He disclosed that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant organization, considered a terrorist organization by India, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
2. Fahim Arshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari @ Abu Jarar aged-35 yrs.
3. Sabauddin Ahmed Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh @ Saba @ Farhan aged-24 yrs.

What we can do:

We aren’t so good to sacrifice lives like that. But its sure we can do something for our country. Not only remembering the incidents and speaking and preaching about it can solve these issues. Only actions can solve this, and this can be time for “A Call For Action” Its not a country dependent issue. There are many attacks like 11/9, 26/11 etc., These are unforgettable in the world history. All we need in this world is peace. We should know the value of human life. Let us join to spread peace and humanity throughout the world.

We can unite in order to make this world a terror free place. You may have thoughts that have went unexpressed, your voices and shouts go unheard. But here we hear you. Your each and every thought can make the world one step closer to a peace and terror free place to live.

So, if you feel like making something from your part. You can

• Leave a comment below to voice your opinions. We surely hear you.
• Join the Anti Terrorism Community at the Facebook, where we share links related to anti terrorism and you can voice your opinions there. We will try to make your opinions come alive.
• Tweet with tag #anti-terrorism whenever you tweet links related to anti terrorism.

Your each and every contribution helps the whole world to become a safer place.

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