NEW DELHI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- India Sunday commemorated the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks which claimed the lives of over 170 people.
On Nov. 26, 2008, terrorists carried out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across India's financial capital Mumbai, lasting four days.
Apart from 170 deaths, over 300 people were injured in the mayhem.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind paid his tribute to the victims of the terror attacks.
"On the ninth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, we mourn with the families that lost their dear ones. And we recall with gratitude the security personnel who gave their lives in the battle against evil," he tweeted.
"On this day, we renew our resolve to take on, defeat and eliminate terrorism in all forms, and to make our people, our country and our world safer," he added.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office also tweeted, "We salute all those brave women and men who lost their lives in the gruesome 26/11 attacks in Mumbai."
In Mumbai, the capital of the western state of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other ministers of his cabinet paid homage to those who were killed in the attack. The state government also paid tribute to family members of those killed.
