• Wion
  • /India News
  • /Security beefed up at Taj Hotels in Mumbai after a bomb threat call from Pakistan

Security beefed up at Taj Hotels in Mumbai after a bomb threat call from Pakistan

Security beefed up at Taj Hotels in Mumbai after a bomb threat call from Pakistan

Taj Mahal Palace hotel

Security outside Taj hotel in south Mumbai has been beefed up after a bomb threat call from Karachi, news agency ANI said quoting Mumbai Police.

"Security tightened outside Taj Hotels and nearby areas after a threat call was received yesterday from Karachi, Pakistan to blow up the hotels with bombs," said the Mumbai Police.

Add WION as a Preferred Source

The police said the call from Karachi came in the late hours on Monday.

Taj Hotel was one of the locationstargeted during the 26/11 attacks in 2008.

Mumbai had come to a standstill on November 26, 2008, when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who entered the city via sea route from Pakistan carried out a series of coordinated shootings and bombings that injured over 300 and claimed the lives of 166 people in India`s financial capital.

The attacks took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station, Cama Hospital, Nariman House business and residential complex, Leopold Cafe, Taj Hotel and Tower, and the Oberoi-Trident Hotel.

About the Author