Memories Of 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attack Still Vivid In India, US: Biden Administration

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the memories of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were still vivid in India and in the United States as well.

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price

Source : ANI

New Delhi: The memories of the terror attack in Mumbai in 2008 were still vivid in India and still vivid in the US as well, said the Biden administration on Monday.

“The terrorist attacks that took place in 2008 in Mumbai - the memories of that are still vivid.  They’re still vivid in India. They are still vivid in the United States as well…,” said United States State Department spokesperson Ned Price at his daily news conference. 

We remember the horrific imagery of that day & the assault on hotel, it’s why we’ve continued to insist on accountability for perpetrators of this, not only individual operatives, but terrorist groups that were behind this that helped to orchestrate it as well: US State Dept Spox pic.twitter.com/749OpileBF

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“They are still vivid in the United States as well. We can all remember the horrific imagery of that day, the assault on the hotel, the bloodshed that resulted, and it's why we've continued to insist on accountability for the perpetrators of this, not only the individual operatives who took so many innocent lives that day, but the terrorist groups that were behind this, that helped to orchestrate it as well,” Price said in response to a question. 

In one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in India’s history, 166 people were killed while over 300 were injured after 10-heavily armed terrorists from Pakistan created mayhem at several major spots of Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Mumbai Harbour, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Leopold Cafe, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident were some of the major areas of the city that were on the target of the terrorists.  

Nine Pakistani terrorists were killed by the Indian security forces. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who was captured alive. He was hanged four years later on November 21, 2012 after a trial.