India to memorize victims of Mumbai terror attacks on first anniversary
www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-25 20:53:17   Print

    NEW DELHI, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- India will hold a series of activities Thursday to commemorate the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks which killed more than 170 people, reported the Indo-Asian News Service on Wednesday.

    The events will include a candle-light vigil, a police parade, an all-religion prayer meet at the Gateway of India in central Mumbai, facing the Taj Mahal Hotel which was controlled by the terrorists one year ago for three days, said the report.

    A memorial service will also be held at the Chabad House where terrorists targeted its Jewish residents, and people from all walks of life will remember the victims and heroes of the Nov. 26 terror attacks, according to the report.

    Students from all over India and Bangladesh under the banner of International Youth Peace Camp will pay homage to the victims at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in central Mumbaiwhere terrorists opened fire, killing many people.

    On Nov. 26 last year, 10 terrorists sneaked into Mumbai by the Arabian Sea and landed by rubber dinghy, before launching the attack which shocked the world.


Pakistan court charges 7 suspects over Mumbai attacks

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Pakistani anti-terrorism court charged seven men on Wednesday in connection with last year's Mumbai terror attacks in neighboring India, local TV channel reported.

All seven suspects in the case pleaded not guilty and were ready to face trial, the private TV Express reported. Full story

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