3. Dubrovka Theatre Siege

Also called as 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was invasion of Dubrovka Theatre by 40-50 Chechens with arms on 23rd October, 2002. There were 850 hostages out of which 170 were killed. The group of attackers had Movsar Barayev as its head and had allegiance to Islamist militant separatist movement in Chechnya. The aim of the attack was to get the Russian forces out of Chechnya.

During the confrontation, all the terrorists were killed. The operation began after 2 female hostages were killed in 2 ½ days by groups like Federal Security Service and Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs by diffusing some chemical gas in the ventilation system. The use of the chemical was highly criticized with support from America and UK. Many documentaries and plays based on the incident have been directed over the years.

2. 26/11 Mumbai Attack

The attack took place on 26th November, 2008 in Mumbai. Some members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamic militant group of Pakistan carried series of twelve bombing and shooting attacks that lasted 4 days. The attack got a lot of media attention throughout the world which began on 26th and ended on 29th of November. The attack killed 164 people injuring 308 people.

The attacks happened at Oberoi Trident, Taj Mahal Palace & Towers, Cama Hospital, Leopold Café, Nariman House, Metro house, St. Xavier’s College and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. By 28th, all the place except Taj Hotel were secured by the police and NSG conducted “Operation Black Tornado” to get the attackers out of the hotel and end it. Out of all, one terrorist, Ajmal Kasab was caught alive and disclosed information about the attack.

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