26/11 Mumbai Attacks: Remembering The Tragedy On 15th Anniversary — IN PICS

On the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the nation remembers the horrific tragedy that claimed over 150 lives.

On the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the nation remembers the horrific tragedy that claimed over 150 lives.

On this day 15 years ago, 10 LeT terrorists stormed into Mumbai to wreck the state completely. Mumbai was in the grip of terror for four consecutive days. The violence led to the death of 166 people, including foreigners. (Image Source: Getty)

Four terrorists stormed into the Taj Hotel and used bombs in rooms and other areas inside the hotel. A massive fire was seen at the front dome following which security forces rushed to the place. (Image Source: Getty)

Military personnel took up positions around the hotel as a series of grenade explosions were heard. Soon, security forces started to evacuate the people who were stuck inside the hotel. (Image Source: Getty)

Media kept reporting from the ground outside the Taj Hotel. The siege by terrorists started on November 26 and on November 29, Indian commandos announced that the Taj had been cleared of all the terrorists. (Image Source: Getty)

Indian soldiers were seen in positions around the area. The Oberoi-Trident also came under the 26/11 attacks. The two hotels, comprising 800 rooms in total, had several foreign nationals hiding inside rooms on the night of the attack. (Image Source: Getty)

The then Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was seen near the blast sites. By the time the siege ended in Oberoi-Trident, 143 hostages were rescued alive and 24 bodies were recovered. Gunfire was also seen at Oberoi Trident and a fire broke out on the fourth floor. (Image Source: Getty)

The rescue operation at Oberoi came to an end on November 28 as both terrorists were killed. (Image Source: Getty)

People light candles and observe silence on this day in memory of the victims who lost their lives in the attack. (Image Source: Getty)

Two years after the attack, the Deshbhakti Andolan organisation symbolically hanged terrorist Ajmal Kasab poster at CST where he opened fire on people. He was hanged to death in 2012. (Image Source: Getty)