On November 26, 2008, Mumbai was the victim of one of the most dreadful terrorist attacks in the history of India. On that day, members of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorised the whole city, killing numerous people and injuring several hundreds.
As Sunday marks the ninth anniversary of the attack, Mumbai police is leaving no stone unturned in keeping the citizens safe and secure. The security in the city has beefed up with the police barricading all areas and is inspecting every vehicle passing by.
"We have barricaded the whole city and police has been deployed at every junction," police inspector Nutan Pawar said.
She added that if any suspicious vehicle or person is found, they are "taking immediate actions."
Various events will be held in the city to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attack that shook the whole nation.
On this day in 2008, ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists came to Mumbai via sea from Pakistan and carried out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across the city.
The attacks lasted four days, killing 166 people and injuring over 300.
