Queen condemns 26/11 attacks
Queen condemns 26/11 attacks
Queen Elizabeth II praised Indians for showing courage.

Windsor: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has condemned 2008's "appalling" terrorist outrage in Mumbai and praised Indians for showing courage.

"We are mindful that in a month's time India will mark the anniversary of the appalling terrorist attacks on Mumbai, in which so many Indians were killed," the British monarch told a state banquet hosted in honour of President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday night.

The banquet was attended by leading members of the British government, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as well as the High Commissioner of Pakistan, a country India blames for the attacks.

"I would like to pay tribute to the courage and steadfastness shown by the Indian security forces and people in the face of this great tragedy," she added.

In her address, President said, "The support and encouragement we received from the UK in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks - not only from the leadership but also from the common public, from civil society, and the media - was most heartening."

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