Taj Hotel Mumbai Terror Attack
The hotel is the setting for the 2015 film taj mahal.
Taj hotel mumbai terror attack. Terrorists had reportedly throwing grenades from the roof earlier. About 32 people died in the attack at the hotel. On what was until then just an ordinary november night at the five star taj mahal palace hotel in mumbai india when head chef hemant oberoi answered a phone call. Being much larger than taj mahal hotel in terms of spatial capacity the rescue operation at the oberoi trident was extremely slow.
It as some time after 9 p m. In all at least 174 people were killed and more than 300 injured. The hotel is the setting for the 2018 film hotel mumbai about the attacks starring dev patel and armie hammer. We have a fighting chance against terrorists but fire is a different ballgame.
Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008 multiple terrorist attacks that occurred on november 26 29 2008 in mumbai india. The taj mahal palace hotel which dates to the early 1900s suffered extensive fire damage during the attack. On the day of the initial terrorist attacks in mumbai a fire raged inside the taj with the dome of the luxury hotel billowing smoke. The two hotels being interconnected consist of 800 rooms between them.
This name has been used by people as a translation of the hindi version of taj mahal especially by. Hotel grand palace is another name for hotel taj mahal dubious discuss. They were carried out by 10 gunmen who were believed to be connected with lashkar e taiba. Attacks began on evening of november 26th 2008.
The oberoi trident is the other icon of luxury and opulence in mumbai that came under the deadly saws of the 26 11 attacks.