Taj, Oberoi hotels were warned of 26/11 terror attack: Maharashtra government

In this November 27, 2008 file photo, pigeons fly as the Taj Hotel burns during the terror attacks in Mumbai

The Taj and Oberoi hotels in south Mumbai had been warned of a terrorist attack three months before the Nov 26 strike but they failed to act on the repeated warnings, the Maharashtra government has said in a report.

The observations are made in the action taken report (ATR) on the report of the Ram Pradhan Committee that enquired into the lapses leading to the Nov 26-29, 2008 terrorist attacks that claimed more than 170 lives.

The state government said the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, the Hotel Trident-Oberoi and the World Trade Centre were first warned of…

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India to US: Tell Pakistan to act against terror before talks

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Amid a US push for the resumption of talks with Pakistan, India Wednesday made it clear that although it was keen to normalise strained sub-continental relations, talks can resume only after Islamabad takes concrete action against the 26/11 perpetrators and dismantles the terrorist infrastructure on its soil.

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