This is a timeline of the
2008 Mumbai attacks
The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11, pronounced "twenty six eleven") were a series of Terrorism, terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organisation from P ...
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Warnings given to Taj Hotel and the Centre
In October, US intelligence agencies warned the chairman of the company that owns the hotel, Mr
Ratan Tata
Ratan Naval Tata, GBE (born 28 December 1937) is an Indian industrialist and former chairman of Tata Sons. He was also the chairman of the Tata Group from 1990 to 2012, serving also as interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017. ...
that there will be a terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Security was increased, but was removed soon after.
On 18 November, Indian intelligence agencies intercepted a satellite phone call to a leader of
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT; ur, ; literally ''Army of the Good'', translated as ''Army of the Righteous'', or ''Army of the Pure'' and alternatively spelled as ''Lashkar-e-Tayyiba'', ''Lashkar-e-Toiba'', ''Lashkar-i-Taiba'', ''Lashkar-i-Tayyeba'') ...
terrorist organization, which revealed plans for a sea borne attack.
ExpressBuzz article about warnings to the Centre
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Entry into India and initial attacks
At the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel
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* Channel 4 documentary by Dan Reed, with detailed account of the attack
{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline of the Mumbai attacks, 2008, November