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Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 175 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation.
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2008 Mumbai attacks
Islamist terror attacks in India
The 2008 Mumbai attacks, also referred to as 26/11 attacks, were a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organisation, carried out 12 shooting and bombing attacks…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Terrorism
Use of violence to achieve political or ideological aims
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants. There are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Pakistani militant organisation
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is a Pakistani Islamist terrorist organization designated by the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee driven by a Salafi jihadist ideology. The organisation's primary stated objective is to merge the whole of Kashmir with Pakistan. It was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pakistan
Country in South Asia
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Islamism
Politico-religious ideology
Islamism is a range of religious and political ideological movements that believe that Islam should influence political systems. Its proponents believe Islam is innately political, and that Islam as a political system is superior to communism, liberal democracy, capitalism, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)