#mumbai terrorist attack

[itsrnvalves]

Remembering and saluting the Braveheart who sacrificed their lives for the nation. Their courage and willpower led us to a victory over an evil incident that shocked the whole nation on 26/11 14 years ago.

[trendingbuzzer]

26/11 attack, 15 Years Of Remembering Gruesome Mumbai Terror Attacks

The 26/11 attack, which is etched in the history of India, is a tragic incident that shook the country to its core. This article sheds light on the details of that fateful day, exploring the complexity and ferocity of the attack and its far-reaching effects. Read more

[mossadspypigeon]

something i’ve been thinking about today with the news of nasrallah’s death:

when i was a preteen, daniel pearl was murdered. i remember hearing him say:

“I’m Jewish.” before they fucking BEHEADED HIM ON CAMERA and mutilated his body.

and even after that, his family called for peace and created a peace foundation.

then as a teenager, the Mumbai Chabad House attack, where Pakistani, Iran linked terrorists broke in, raided, kidnapped 6+ Jews and tortured and murdered them, the rabbi and his wife included. their nanny had to hide their 2 year old son moshe.

i remember this. i remembered it vividly on october 7. i remember mourning and no one really caring.

there have been so many long years of our people being murdered and the world not caring. these are two examples, two events i remember, but we have experienced so many in israel and in diaspora. too many.

so no, i don’t mourn terrorists who spew jew hate and want my people annihilated. who take action to meet their goals. (hezbollah was planning another oct 7 btw). i want them to know jewish blood isn’t cheap. that we fight back.

we are tired of being colonized, oppressed, murdered, genocided, and the world not caring. we are tired of being the highest amount of hate crimes. of the world demonizing us for no reason.

we are tired.

so yes, i celebrate when my people remove evil from this world. you should too, if you care about humanity at all.

[loveothislife]

"The second night of TIFF was a busy one for Armie Hammer. He and fellow actors Dev Petel and Nazanin Boniadi are in town to premiere Hotel Mumbai, director Anthony Maras’s debut feature, which focuses on the Mumbai terrorist attacks that took place 10 years ago.

For Mr. Hammer and his wife, actor Elizabeth Chambers, this was one of three stops on last night’s social circuit: earlier in the evening at the pre-world premiere party given for director Tim Sutton’s new film Donnybrook at RBC House, the pair made an appearance in support of friend Frank Grillo, who alongside Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley star in the film. [...]

Night two culminated with the annual hot-ticket HUGO BOSS-hosted soiree, which this year, hosted alongside Amazon Studios, served as the world premiere celebration for Felix Van Groeningen’s greatly anticipated Beautiful Boy, staring young man of the moment Timothée Chalamet, Steve Carell and Amy Ryan. Mr. Chalamet, who wore a Haider Ackermann embroidered suit, breezed into the party and headed for the second floor of the club where he was later joined by party hopper Mr. Hammer, making for a Call Me By Your Name reunion of sorts."

[raghavbinwal]

ShadowsOfJustice

This tale unravels in the midst of India, where Girish, a man entangled in a mesh of suspicion, finds himself falsely associated with a militant group. Concerned for his son's safety, Girish's father engineers his escape to London. However, Girish becomes ensnared in a shadowy world of crime amidst the bustling streets of the city. Just when hope seems distant, a catastrophic explosion in Mumbai shatters the very foundation of his existence. Upon his return to his hometown, Girish is thrust into a nightmarish ordeal as authorities label him a terrorist. Extradited to England, Girish, accompanied by his steadfast friend Pavan and two others, endures relentless interrogation. Despite vehemently asserting his innocence, Girish succumbs to coercion and confesses to crimes he did not commit, all to shield his loved ones. As Girish languishes in incarceration, a glimmer of hope emerges when a fellow inmate confesses to the very crime Girish is accused of. Yet, justice remains elusive as authorities choose to ignore the revelation. Amidst the chaos, tragedy strikes with the untimely demise of Girish's father, igniting a fierce determination within Girish to seek truth and redemption. In the midst of Girish's nightmarish ordeal, his only beacon of hope is Mithun, his father's resolute lawyer. Mithun, a seasoned legal expert known for his unwavering commitment to justice, takes on Girish's case with utmost determination and resolve. As the trial progresses, Mithun encounters numerous obstacles and challenges in his quest to save Girish from wrongful conviction. The prosecution, backed by powerful interests, presents a compelling case against Girish, relying on circumstantial evidence and fabricated testimonies to frame him for the terrorist attack in Mumbai. However, Mithun is undeterred by the daunting odds stacked against him. Armed with his sharp legal acumen and unwavering belief in Girish's innocence, he meticulously scrutinizes every piece of evidence presented by the prosecution, uncovering inconsistencies and loopholes that cast doubt on their narrative. Mithun also leverages his extensive network of contacts within the legal community to unearth crucial witnesses and evidence that could exonerate Girish. He delves deep into the shadowy world of crime and corruption, following leads and pursuing avenues of investigation that others dare not tread. As the trial reaches its climax, Mithun unveils a series of dramatic revelations in the courtroom, presenting irrefutable evidence that not only disproves the prosecution's case but also exposes the true perpetrators behind the terrorist attack. His impassioned defense and masterful cross-examinations leave the prosecution scrambling to salvage their crumbling case. In a pivotal moment of the trial, Mithun confronts a key witness whose testimony forms the linchpin of the prosecution's case. Through a series of incisive questions and relentless pressure, he manages to elicit a confession from the witness, revealing the intricate web of lies and deceit orchestrated by those seeking to scapegoat Girish for their own nefarious purposes. As the truth comes to light, the courtroom erupts in disbelief and astonishment. Girish, overcome with emotion, watches as Mithun's unwavering determination and brilliance turn the tide of the trial in his favor. In the end, justice prevails, and Girish is vindicated of all charges, his name cleared of the stigma of terrorism that had threatened to destroy his life. Mithun's heroics in saving Girish serve as a testament to the power of perseverance, integrity, and unwavering belief in the pursuit of truth. His relentless pursuit of justice against all odds not only saves Girish from wrongful conviction but also exposes the flaws and injustices inherent in the legal system, inspiring hope for a better, more just society.

#story

[mariacallous]

In 2010, Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan starred in a film called My Name Is Khan that served as a critique of Islamophobia in the United States in the post-9/11 era. In the movie, Khan goes on a journey to the United States to meet the American president and tell him that having an Islamic last name doesn’t make him a terrorist. In real life, however, his name has made him a target at home.

A year after Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in 2014, Khan said there was a climate of intolerance in the country that “will take us to the dark ages.” Two days later, a senior leader of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and an acolyte of Modi, Yogi Adityanath, said Khan spoke the language of terrorists and equated him to the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terrorism attacks. Adityanath threatened Khan, saying he would be out of business if a “huge mass” of Indians, implying Hindus, boycotted his films. Since then, fringe political outfits linked to the BJP—and even some BJP leaders—have repeatedly attacked Khan.

The latest attack began when the trailer of Khan’s latest film, Pathaan, was released last month. Hindu nationalists of the BJP and those linked to the party expressed three major objections. First, that actress Deepika Padukone should not have worn a saffron-hued bikini in a song titled “Besharam Rang” because saffron is a sacred color in Hinduism. Second, the bikini was a few centimeters too revealing to be approved by the far right’s cultural police. And third, and more tellingly perhaps, they slandered Khan for his fitness, questioning whether the 57-year-old’s chiseled “six-pack” abdomen could possibly be real.

The charges were ludicrous. Bollywood actresses have worn saffron in sensuous songs before, but it’s never been so controversial. Moreover, Padukone wore a green skirt and several other colors in the song. The attack didn’t make sense, but it was nonetheless vicious. One protester on air, who was later revealed to be an actor himself, dared Khan to dress his daughter in a green bikini instead of Padukone, a Hindu actress. Green is a sacred color in Islam, and Khan’s wife is also Hindu.

“Had Deepika worn a saffron bikini opposite a Hindu actor, there would have been no controversy,” Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of the Caravan, told Foreign Policy from Delhi in a phone interview. “It is all because [Khan] is a Muslim.” Several male Indian actors have flaunted abs before, and rare have they met with such ridicule.

Many people believe that the insidious campaign to discredit Khan emerges out of Hindu nationalists’ broader effort to humiliate minorities into accepting their secondary status in a country they want to claim for themselves. There have been frequent calls by the BJP to turn India into a theocratic state—a Hindu rashtra or a country predominantly of and for Hindus. As part of that bid, they hope to control Bollywood itself, the country’s biggest cultural force and its most effective messenger.

After #BoycottPathaan trended on Twitter, #BoycottBollywood soon followed. There were several well-crafted tweets, as if coordinated with one another, calling on directors to change their scripts and fall in line—or risk a total boycott. But this was not the first time Bollywood came under attack. Scholars who studied the trend between August 1 and September 12 discovered thousands of ghost accounts created over these months that solely tweeted with the hashtag #BoycottBollywood. More than 300 accounts each tweeted over 1,000 tweets on Bollywood over that nearly month and a half, “suggesting organized behavior,” said Joyojeet Pal, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan who conducted the study. Junior politicians of the BJP and of its affiliates were also discovered to be pushing the content.

Outrage on social media was to a large extent manufactured, but it is hard to say how many Indians genuinely approved of the sentiment. An investigation by news website the Wire revealed that many of the news stories that defamed Khan and called for Pathaan’s boycott reflected the views of political partisans rather than genuine protesters. Meanwhile, Pathaan has enjoyed enormous ticket sales, a resounding rejection of the calls to boycott Khan’s movies and Bollywood more generally.

Fans thronged cinemas in cities across India and at screenings abroad to see Khan return to the screen after a four-year hiatus. The controversies instigated around him—including outright falsehoods about how he had supposedly donated millions of dollars to Pakistan and was caught spitting at the funeral of Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar—did little to dampen public enthusiasm for his movie.

As Khan hopped between buildings, dived off planes, and walked on the facade of a skyscraper, all to save India from a terrorist attack, Indians across faiths seemed proud that Bollywood could also produce its own version of Mission Impossible and were eager to applaud Khan’s reinvention from romantic heartthrob to action hero. Even Indians abroad, who are arguably among the biggest believers in Hindu nationalism, rushed to screenings in the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The movie has reportedly smashed box office records in India, and in the first 16 days since its release, it earned nearly $10 million.

Meera Rizvi, a professional scriptwriter whose maternal ancestors were ethnic Pashtuns like Khan’s, said she had little interest in watching the movie but attended a screening as an act of resistance to bullying from Hindu nationalists. “Bullies have been empowered by the right-wing government, and they think they can do whatever they want,” Rizvi said. “I went to see the movie to stand up against the bullying Khan has been subjected to.” Many others said they believed it was all a useless controversy. Anju Dhawan, an interior designer, said she didn’t understand why there was controversy at all. “Shah Rukh is an actor. Hindu, Muslim has nothing to do with it,” she told Foreign Policy from Karnal, India.

The crowds, however, did not indicate a rejection of political polarization. At least two highly educated professionals FP spoke to believe in Hindu nationalist propaganda, making unsubstantiated allegations against Khan. Political analysts told FP that Pathaan’s success did not indicate a change of mood in a nation still in thrall of Modi and the BJP’s broader political agenda. “It showed that Hindu nationalists still do not have the ability to wipe out the appeal of a celebrity who is a Muslim, just like Indians would cheer a Muslim cricketer,” Bal said. “It didn’t mean the mood of the country has gone a certain way.”

Last week, Indian press reported that Modi called on his ministers to refrain from making unnecessary comments that overshadow the government’s developmental work. But that message has come far too late to rein in the mob, said filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. “It was about controlling their own people. Things have gone out of hand now,” Kashyap said. “When you stay silent, you empower prejudice and you empower hatred. It has now got so much empowered that it is a power in itself. The mob is out of control now.”

[siryouarebeingmocked]

From a Let's Read I'm reading;

Sometimes I feel like Lancaster was put in this story just to say to everyone's faces what I'm thinking while I read this. It's not true, of course. He's also there to fix problems and be a badass, but he also spends a lot of time being the lone voice of reason. And he's willing to actually talk to Brian like an adult, on his terms and just say what needs to be said.

And having done the Black Lives Matter thing, I can confirm that this is true. There is a class of person, over represented on the internet, I think, who will interpret any calls for reform, no matter how moderate or reasonable, or statement that systemic problems exist as an attack on the very foundations of civilization.

Class, I want you to see if you can spot the snuck premise here.Just write it down on a scrap of paper or hold it in your head.

Time's up. Pencils down. did you get it? It's okay if you didn't. Arc probably did, he loves this one.

Supporters of any political cause like to do something some people call the Advertiser Fallacy. You paint your side in the best light, and the opposition in the worst. 

BLM likes to claim it's "just caring about black lives", without actually bothering to look for evidence of racism beyond "a black person died". It doesn't care about black-on-black crime, doesn't even care about black people hurt - physically or otherwise - in its own riots. This forum poster - who claims he's not anti-cop, honest - says he's stood in the lines at BLM protests.

And notice how he describes BLM; "calls for reform" or just a "statement that systemic problems exist".

Notice how the "specific accusations of racist police brutality" part is conveniently left out. He just goes in based on the assumption that BLM is absolutely right. In reality, it's not only bad at finding racism, it's bad at finding police brutality.

Earlier in the thread, he complains about how cops "band together" in the face of those same "calls" or "statements". As if BLM doesn't make accusations and assumptions against entire police departments, or cops in general. BLM, I gather, thinks a cop should be thrown to the wolves the second an angry mob with a hashtag demands it. I think there's people have even harassed and hacked other cops' and their families, just for being from the same precinct.

Are cops perfect? No, they're human. They screw up. They should be held accountable. Has BLM ever proven a single incident was actually because of racist cops...?

No. Not once.

Not in 2016 when this post was made, and not now, 8 years after it started. It's never been able to fulfill the most basic goal of any activist movement; proving there's a problem to begin with.

In fact, a few months after this post, a terrorist would murder five cops guarding a BLM march. And that wasn't the first terror attack.

That happened in NYC, before BLM was a year old.

If I may Marvel for a moment, there's a moment where the authoritarian villain who's about to purge the world of disruptive elements via intercontinental railgun speaks to a guy from India. 

He goes "What if Pakistan was about to march into Mumbai and drag your daughters into a soccer stadium for execution? What if you could stop it, just by pressing a button? Would you do it?" The Indian guy thinks, and goes "not if it was your button."

That's how I feel about BLM. Police brutality and racism are real issues, and BLM is absolutely terrible at addressing them.

[astranva]

https://astranva.tumblr.com/post/702826375831240704/ngl-i-hate-pc-she-supports-military-action

This is such a misconception about her, idk why people do not bother learning more about the India-Pakistan cold war situation and China's involvement in it.

All Priyanka did was tweet 'Jai Hind' after the Indian Air Force demolished a terrorist camp situated in Balakot. Jai Hind means "Victory for India" and it is our national slogan, all Government officers greet each other using that phrase. It does not mean that she is supporting the war. India has never attacked a country first in its entire history and India has all the rights to protect its borders, Pakistan has housed some terrorists and it's a well-known fact, O*ama Bin Laden was hiding there for decades, the culprit of the Bombay Blasts 1992 Dawood Ibrahim is hidden there AT various agencies and a prime suspect of 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafeez Sayeed openly lives there, those terrorists still cause a lot of chaos, so Indians support India's military actions against those terrorist camps, it has nothing to do with the country Pakistan and it's common people, go and read India has never attacked Pakistan or any other country and it will never. All we ever did was defend ourselves when we were attacked by Pakistan, twice and China, once.

Hating Priyanka, who is an Indian just for Tweeting "Jai Hind" is nothing but wilful ignorance, honey she is an Indian, what else do you want her to do? She can't use her country's national slogan?

thank you for explaining 💖

[thecalendarwomen]

2008, there was a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. One of the targets was the Taj Mahal Hotel. My husband and I were inside the hotel with the rest of the Unilever board when the attack happened. You can imagine it was a terrible thing to go through: debris falling all around, bullet shots through the night, hiding hoping nobody finds you.

It was the most difficult night of my life.

But when I think back on that time, what I remember most is the extraordinary courage and leadership of a young woman who worked at the hotel. Mallika Jagad was only 24, but she was so poised, so in command of the situation.

I’m sure nothing in her training had ever taught her what to do when terrorists attack, but she rose to the occasion. She was there to comfort people, to make sure we had water, and to give information when she had it. She took care of everyone all through the night. She was such an extraordinary leader.....

[salmontee-shop]

Wiener Dachshund And Santa Clause Merry Christmas Shirt

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Buy it: https://salmontee.com/shop/wiener-dachshund-and-santa-clause-merry-christmas-shirt/

[mossadspypigeon]

i talked about the chabad terrorist attack in mumbai and daniel pearl yesterday and today i want to talk about another attack on jews i remember.

2019:

this was my post at the time:

every time i scroll through my phone’s 8 years of memory, i find something every single month.

antisemites can rot.

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] GG News Bureau Mumbai, 7th Nov. The Maharashtra Cyber Crime Branch has filed an FIR against several e-commerce platforms after T-shirts featuring images of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim were found listed for sale. The T-shirts, available on popular sites including Flipkart, AliExpress, TeeShopper, and Etsy, allegedly glorified the criminal figures, which authorities say could promote negative influence on youth. In a statement, the Maharashtra State Cyber Department expressed concern over such products, citing that they could distort societal values and encourage criminal idolisation. Special Inspector General of Police’s office stated that idolising individuals linked to severe crimes, such as Bishnoi—suspected in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala—and Dawood Ibrahim—wanted for planning multiple terror attacks—sends a damaging message, especially to young people. “These products risk normalising violence and crime, creating a pathway for impressionable youth to admire and imitate such lifestyles,” the statement read, adding that such merchandise trivialises the seriousness of the crimes associated with these figures. The FIR, registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, includes sections 192 (provocation with intent to cause riot), 196 (promoting enmity), and 353 (public mischief). The department has pledged continued efforts to maintain a safe digital environment by preventing content that threatens public peace and order. The post Flipkart, Others Face Police Case Over T-Shirts Featuring Lawrence Bishnoi, Dawood Ibrahim appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] GG News Bureau Mumbai, 7th Nov. The Maharashtra Cyber Crime Branch has filed an FIR against several e-commerce platforms after T-shirts featuring images of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim were found listed for sale. The T-shirts, available on popular sites including Flipkart, AliExpress, TeeShopper, and Etsy, allegedly glorified the criminal figures, which authorities say could promote negative influence on youth. In a statement, the Maharashtra State Cyber Department expressed concern over such products, citing that they could distort societal values and encourage criminal idolisation. Special Inspector General of Police’s office stated that idolising individuals linked to severe crimes, such as Bishnoi—suspected in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala—and Dawood Ibrahim—wanted for planning multiple terror attacks—sends a damaging message, especially to young people. “These products risk normalising violence and crime, creating a pathway for impressionable youth to admire and imitate such lifestyles,” the statement read, adding that such merchandise trivialises the seriousness of the crimes associated with these figures. The FIR, registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, includes sections 192 (provocation with intent to cause riot), 196 (promoting enmity), and 353 (public mischief). The department has pledged continued efforts to maintain a safe digital environment by preventing content that threatens public peace and order. The post Flipkart, Others Face Police Case Over T-Shirts Featuring Lawrence Bishnoi, Dawood Ibrahim appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. [ad_2] Source link

[indianfasttrack]

आतंकी हमले का खतरा, पुलिस ने लगाई रोक

मुंबई पुलिस ने शहर में आतंकी हमले के खतरे को लेकर अलर्ट जारी किया है। लोगों को सतर्क रहने के निर्देश। ड्रोन कैमरा, रिमोट कंट्रोल, माइक्रो लाइट एयरक्राफ्ट या पैरा ग्लाइडर्स जैसी और चीजों के इस्तेमाल पर भी रोक। (Threat of terrorist attack, Mumbai police stopped Drone Camera, Remote Control, Micro Light Aircraft, Para Gliders, Para Motors, Hand Gliders, Hot Air Balloon) इस्माईल शेखमुंबई- देश की…

[777wave]

"International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism"

August 21, 2024

From New York to London to Mumbai.

From America to Europe to Asia.

9/11/2001 - 7/7/2005 - 7/11/2006

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"The July 7, 2005 London bombings, also referred to as 7/7, were a series of four co-ordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamist terrorists that targeted commuters travelling on London's public transport during the morning rush hour.

The 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts on July 11. They took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the nation's financial capital. The bombs were set off in pressure cookers on trains plying on the Western Line Suburban Section of the Mumbai Division of Western Railway. The blasts killed 209 people and injured over 700 more."

— Wikipedia

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"London Bombings"

7/7

52 died and 700 injured.

52 ( 5 + 2 ) and 700 ( 7 )

7/7

—

"Mumbai Train Bombings"

7/11

209 died and 700 injured.

209 ( 2 + 9 = 11 ) and 700 ( 7 )

7/11

—

9/11/2001 - 7/7/2005

1,395 days, or 199 weeks and 2 days, or 45 months and 26 days, or 3 years and 299 days, or 3 years and 9 months and 26 days.

To add these:

Total of: 15,138

( 1 + 5 + 1 ) + ( 3 + 8 )

= 7 + 11

7/11

7/11/2006

—

7/7/2005 - 7/11/2006

369 days, or 52 weeks and 5 days, or 12 months and 4 days, or 1 year and 4 days, or 1 year and 0 months and 4 days.

To add these:

Total of: 1,136

( 11 ) + ( 3 + 6 )

= 119

911

9/11

9/11/2001

—

Birth of Osama bin Laden: 3/10/1957

09/11/2001 to 7/11/2006 = 3/10/1957

1,764 days, or 252 weeks and 0 day, or 58 months and 0 day, or 4 years and 303 days, or 4 years and 10 months and 0 day.

To add these:

Total of: 13,267

= 13

= ( 3 + 10 )

3/10

= 267

= 26 / 7

= 3.71

= ( 3 x 7 ) + 1

= 22

1957

= 1 + 9 + 5 + 7

= 22

1957

3/10/1957

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Photo:

CTTO

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#SayYesToPeace

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.5 (after 1950)

1954 – KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28. 1957 – Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos. 1960 – Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal. 1960 – Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. 1969 – Mỹ Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai. 1970 – Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. 1970 – Jochen Rindt becomes the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix. 1972 – Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day. 1975 – Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. 1977 – Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft. 1978 – Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland. 1980 – The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo. 1981 – The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK. 1984 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. 1984 – Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. 1986 – Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport. 1990 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians. 1991 – The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force. 1996 – Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people. 2005 – Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes after takeoff from Polonia International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 149. 2012 – An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others. 2021 – The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état. 2022 – Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak 2022 – At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.