For the date, see. The attacks, which drew widespread global condemnation, began on Wednesday, 26 November and lasted until Saturday, 29 November 2008. There was also an explosion at , in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at. By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the Taj Hotel had been secured by Mumbai Police Department and security forces. On 29 November, India's NSG conducted 'Operation Black Tornado' to flush out the remaining attackers; it culminated in the death of the last remaining attackers at the Taj Hotel and ended the attacks. The said that the attackers came from Pakistan, and their were in Pakistan. On 7 January 2009, Pakistan confirmed the sole surviving perpetrator of the attacks was a Pakistani citizen. One of the bomb-damaged coaches at the station in Mumbai during the There have been many terrorist attacks in Mumbai since the 13 coordinated that killed 257 people and injured 700 on 12 March 1993. The 1993 attacks are believed by some to have been in retaliation for the earlier demolition of , while others believe it is simply part of a larger plan to target the Hindu population. On 6 December 2002, a blast in a bus near station killed two people and injured 28. The bombing occurred on the 10th anniversary of the in. A bicycle bomb exploded near the station in Mumbai, killing one person and injuring 25 on 27 January 2003, a day before the visit of the of India to the city. On 13 March 2003, a day after the 10th anniversary of the 1993 Bombay bombings, a bomb exploded in a train compartment near the station, killing 10 people and injuring 70. On 28 July 2003, a blast in a BEST bus in Ghatkopar killed 4 people and injured 32. On 25 August 2003, two bombs exploded in , one near the and the other at Zaveri Bazaar in. At least 44 people were killed and 150 injured. On 11 July 2006, seven bombs exploded within 11 minutes on the in Mumbai, killing 209 people, including 22 foreigners and more than 700 injured. According to the , the bombings were carried out by and SIMI. Training A group of men, sometimes stated as 24, at other times 26, received training in marine warfare at a remote camp in mountainous. Part of the training was reported to have taken place on the reservoir. According to an unnamed source at the US Defense Department this includes advanced weapons and explosives training supervised by retired personnel of the , along with and further. From the students, 10 were handpicked for the Mumbai mission. They also received training in swimming and sailing, besides the use of high-end weapons and under the supervision of LeT commanders. According to a media report citing an unnamed former Defence Department Official of the US, the intelligence agencies of the US had determined that former officers from Pakistan's Army and agency assisted actively and continuously in training. They were given blueprints of all the four targets — , , and. Main article: The first events were detailed around 20:00 IST on 26 November, when 10 men in inflatable speedboats came ashore at two locations in. The fishermen's subsequent report to police department received little response and local police were helpless. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Bullet marks on the wall at CST The CSMT was attacked by two gunmen, Ismail Khan and. Kasab was later caught alive by the police and identified by eyewitnesses. The attacks began around 21:30 when the two men entered the passenger hall and opened fire, using. The attackers killed 58 people and injured 104 others, their assault ending at about 22:45. Security forces and emergency services arrived shortly afterwards. Announcements by a railway announcer, Vishnu Dattaram Zende, alerted passengers to leave the station and saved scores of lives. The two gunmen fled the scene and fired at pedestrians and police officers in the streets, killing eight police officers. The attackers passed a police station. Knowing that they were outgunned against the heavily armed terrorists, the police officers at the station, instead of confronting the terrorists, decided to switch off the lights and secure the gates. The attackers then headed towards Cama Hospital with an intention to kill patients, but the hospital staff locked all of the patient wards. A team of the led by police chief searched the Chhatrap
