On this day: the Mumbai Terror attacks

The baby survived thanks to his Indian nanny Sandra Samuel, who found a route out of the besieged house. Two of the terrorists, who were allegedly linked with Pakistani terror groups, were killed by Indian commandoes as they attempted to end the rampage.

One of the survivors, Briton Toni Nagel, said: “The thing that sticks in my mind more than anything is the desire to kill and maim as many people as possible

In August construction began on a new Chabad House in the Indian city of Mumbai to replace the one damaged during the attacks.

What the JC said: Not one wall in Nariman House had been left unscathed by the heavy firing. Shell-holes pockmarked every surface…The top two floors of the Chabad House had been almost demolished by the explosive charges that the Indian commandos set off in the final assault that killed the two terrorists. They had held out for nearly 48 hours…The destruction on the second floor was less severe, but on the left side of the room used as a synagogue were puddles and smears of blood….On the fourth floor, by the stairwell, lay the two dead terrorists. Their bodies were mutilated but their young, clean-shaven faces were visible.

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