Indian Ministry of External Affairs - Mumbai Terror Attacks Dossier : 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks

Indian Ministry of External Affairs

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Mumbai Terrorist Attacks 2008 India Ministry of External Affairs Dossier

A January 2009 English language report on the attacks produced by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Dossier with the assistance of the FBI.

The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city on November 26, 2008 and lasted until November 29, 2008, killing at least 173 people and wounding at least 308.

Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle.

(Nov. 26-29,2008)

TERRORIST ATTACK ON MUMBAI (NOVEMBER 26-29, 2008)

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, came under a heinous terrorist attack on November 26, 2008.

2. The terrorist attacks took place at many locations, especially at CST Railway Station; the Leopold Cafe; Taj Hotel; Oberoi Trident Hotel; and Nariman House. 165 persons (civilians and security personnel) lost their lives and 304 were injured. Among the civilians killed were 26 foreigners belonging to many nationalities (Annexure-I).

3. Cases have been registered and the investigations have been entrusted to the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police.

4. The investigations have revealed that ten terrorists were involved in the attacks. Nine were killed in the operations; one was captured alive. His name is Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab. He has been arrested.

5. The following facts have been put together based on the interrogation of the captured/arrested terrorist and other evidence gathered so far.

Mohammad Aimal Amir Kasab

6. He is the son of Mohammed Amir Kasab resident of Village Faridkot, District Okara in the Province of Punjab in Pakistan. He has stated that along with many others, including the nine terrorists who were killed, he was trained at Laskhar-e-Taiba training camps located at Muridke, Manshera and Muzaffarabad.

7. Initially, the group consisted of 32 persons. They were imparted of firearms, ammunition, grenades and explosives. Later,

they were taught to handle and fire Kalashnikov rifles and 9mm pistols and also how to fabricate explosive devices. They were also imparted training in techniques to counter interrogation and tolerate pain, they were indoctrinated to become suicide attackers.

8. Ultimately, 13 persons out of the group were selected for out the attacks in India. Six of the 13 were sent for some Kashmir. Three new members were brought into the group, making the number 10. One of the new members was Ismail Khan who, eventually, became the leader of the group. The 10-member group was told about the Mumbai operations in mid-September 2008. At this point, the 10 members of the group were kept in isolation in a house near Karachi and all contact between the group and others were cut off.

9. The group was closely monitored by Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Abu Hamza Yousuf alias Muzammil and Kaahfa all senior functionaries of the LeT. The first three are known to intelligence agencies of many countries,

10. Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab has disclosed the names and -3 identities of the other nine terrorists who were killed in the operations.

J (i) Ismail Khan (25 yrs) r/o Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, Pakistan

-5 (ii) Babar Imran @ Abu Akasha (25 yrs) r/o Multan, Pakistan

2 (Hi) Naser @ Abu Umar (23 yrs) r/o Faisalabad, Pakistan

(iv) Shoaib @ Abu Saheb (21 yrs) r/o Shakkargarh Naroval, Sialkoat, Pakistan.

(v) Nazir @ Abu Umer (28 yrs) r/o Faisalabad, Pakistan

(vi) Hafiz Arshad @ Abu Abdar Rehman (Bada - 23 yrs) r/o

(vii) Javed @ Abu AM (22 yrs) r/o Okara, Pakistan

/ Multan, Pakistan,

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Cviii) Abdur Rehman @ Abu Abdar Rehman (Chhota - 21 yrs) r/o

Arifwala, Multan Road, Pakistan, (ix) Fahadulla (23 yrs) r/o Ujrashah Mukim, Rasur Road, Okara,

Punjab, Pakistan.

11. On the basis of the interrogation and searches, the investigators have recovered the following material objects:

(i) M.V. Kuber, a fishing trawler

(ii) GPS instruments

(iii) A satellite phone

(iv) An eleven seater inflatable dinghy with outboard motor

(v) Numerous articles (list with photographs at Annexure-II)

12. M.V. Kuber is a fishing trawler that belongs to Vinod Bhai Masani of Porbander in the State of Gujarat, India. As the narration below will show, it was hijacked by the terrorist group.

13. The GPS instruments and the satellite phone were provided to the terrorists by their masters. A photograph of the GPS instruments and an analysis of the GPS data is contained in Annexure-III.

14. The satellite phone has yielded several telephone numbers that links the terrorists to top functionaries of the LeT in Pakistan. A photograph of the satellite phone and the telephone numbers retrieved from the satellite phone are contained In Annexure-IV. One of the numbers is that of a Thuraya satellite phone and is (+88 216) 44 44 7049. This number belongs to Abu Al Qama, a senior known functionary of LeT.

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15. The eleven seater inflatable dinghy was recovered off the shore near Badhwar Park, Mumbai. It was fitted with an outboard motor made by Yamaha Motor Corporation. An attempt was made by the terrorists to erase the engine number but it has been retrieved by the investigators. The outboard motor number is 67 CL-1020015 manufactured by Yamaha Motor Corporation, Japan and imported into Pakistan and distributed by a company by name "Business & Engineering Trends" located at No. 24, Habibullah Road, off Davis Road, Lahore. The telephone number of the company Is +92 42 63 11044.