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Militants ‘wanted an Indian 9/11’

Published November 29, 2008, 2:04 pm, Philippine Daily Inquirer

MUMBAI, India—The gunmen who attacked Mumbai killing 195 people wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11, and were also inspired by the bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, media reports said.

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