What was unique about the Mumbai 26/11 terror strikes

For the first time terrorist tried to directed their attack on the rich and influential people. To me this appears as a paradigm shift in the nature of terror strikes.

For some reason none of the new media took notice of it.

Usually terror strikes occurred at places like busy train stations, market places. In such place of course it was more likely to target more people. But most of the victim were likely to be from the working class and middle class.

For the first time, terrorists in India target places like Five Star Hotels which are mostly visited by high profile, influential and typically rich people.
I think terrorist are understand there is no point in killing or terrorizing the middle class, because such a class of people rarely are the focus of government policies.

Even if a terror strike consumes lots of working class people, rather rapidly the tragedy will be forgotten. Such is the nature of the middle class, They are so engrossed in their struggle for life that even death of fellow people does not stop them from their daily struggle for money or fame or power. But if a single powerful person is killed for years that remains a part of the public memory.

So in this instance of the terror strike, rich and influential people were targeted. Of course terrorists want there terror to be alive for longer time.

I hope this will work against the terrorists and some serious actions will be taken.