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Mumbai Under Terror Attack - Breaking News

posted November 26, 2008 - 12:58pm
Mumbai Under Terror Attack - Breaking News

Mumbai is under a terror attack right now. The attacks started at around 10 pm at south Mumbai according to the news reports that started coming in on TV. The Oberoi Hotel in Nariman Point was under heavy firing from inside and two blasts were heard.

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Fresh Update: This is the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, a prominent landmark in South Mumbai just opposite the Gateway Of India, is the place where some terrorists at present are still holed up with hostages and the top story of the Hotel is on fire which is being doused out by the firefighters. The fire has been raging inside the hotel since last night when some blasts had occurred near the dome of the hotel.

There were reports of firing with AK-47 rifles at random by some unidentified people in the Leopold Cafe in South Mumbai in Colaba, Mumbai. This was the first place from where we heard about the firing occuring. Slowly, news reports also came in from firing also happening in the CST station, Churchgate station, Worli, Napean sea road and also a blast in Vile Parle. There are also reports of Hand grenades being fired at the police vans from Colaba Causeway.

Few people have been injured and taken to hospitals nearby, Mainly Kama hospital in Mumbai, Colaba is also been targeted.

The fresh news reports are coming in even now.

Mainly, Oberoi Hotel in Nariman point and the Taj hotel in Colaba seem to be the central point of the encounter that is happening. I myself heard two blasts that had occurred a little while ago, reportedly from the Oberoi hotel area. The police still seem to have no clue as to what is happening and who is behind all this chaos that's going on and why.

Apparently 3 poeple have been killed (died) in Taj Hotel. Police have surrounded all the areas in Colaba and local trains from CST have been stopped. Two grenades have been fired at the police in the Taj area.

The latest news is that the terrorists have planted some bombs in the Taj Hotel and the police are now trying to get the bomb squad to try and locate the bombs and diffuse them, if possible.

The terrorists are apparently in the Old Taj building and have grenades that they are throwing at the police.

Whole Mumbai is now under Red alert as more and more news of such attacks from other areas are coming in.

More and more people are getting injured as the situation is progressing. The injured are being taken to GT Hospital in Colaba.

Video reports from Oberoi Hotel shows people at their room windows, trying to escape. Some are standing on the ledge of the windows. Police are confused as to who they are. Police is trying to identify them by a flash light, but can't see clearly if they are residents of the Hotel?

News reports from CST just in that the firing still going on there too. The terrorists have taken over a bogie of a train and are firing from there. About 10 people have been reported as dead in CST.

Update: A petrol pump has been blown up in Colaba near market area. And reports are that these people who are firing are not running away but are holding their posts and continuing to fire away.

Mumbai is definitely under siege and looks like they have an agenda. Now what exactly is that nobody knows.

Two loud explosions have been heard from the CST station recently.

Fresh reports from Oberoi Hotel says that the lobby of the hotel was on fire and two explosions from hand grenades were heard. According to the news reports on TV the terrorists have now got 15 British residents as their hostage and Commando operation is now under way at the Oberoi Hotel.

Let's see how the situation develops further..



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shock, sad and sympathy

i feel sympathy to all people who involved in this attack. may this not happen again in the future http://webringnet.com

To anyone who lost a loved one

You have my very deepest condolences. Such a tragedy. I'm praying you all grieve and move on when you all feel ready. So many lives lost and still, I don't believe we know the full extent of the losses yet. http://www.bigblueheron.blogspot.com/ http://caringforelderlycats.blogspot.com/

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it was the shocking news for all

This was shocking... but now we have a good news that we have been won this attacks and all the terrorists who is responsible for it has died. We are proud of our soldiers

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Yes, the ordeal is over

thankfully, the long ordeal is over and one can breath easy knowing that the terrorists were killed. The operations that were going on in the Oberoi Building, Nariman Point was the first to get over yesterday before noon. Soon after, the Commandos concentrated their efforts on the Nariman House in Colaba and successfully ended the encounter by killing all the terrorists that were there by the sunset. The operations in Taj Hotel took a little while longer due to its complicated and difficult layout inside, which the terrorists used to their advantage and prolonged the battle for one more agonizing night. That battle too was over the next morning at day break, that is today morning. The Taj Hotel was burning in the morning hours and the firefighters were desperately trying to douse the fire and prevent more damage to the Hotel stucture. It is a real pity to see such a magnificent piece of architecture and a "heritage building" being gutted like this. However, the structure has shown its own strength by withstanding all this attack and still stands proud, as if to say, "Try harder, I will not go down so easily".

Is it the end?

Looks like its finally ending... Here is some more on the attacks. http://www.xomba.com/mumbai_terror_%E2%80%93_why_did_happen_how_will_affect_india

Shocking News indeed

Idlewild> You are right, the anti terrorist Squad Chief Hemant Karkare was killed in the blast that happened near the Oberoi hotel soon after he had just arrived at the scene. Also the Encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar was also killed. No attacker has been captured alive so far, unfortunately. A few terrorists who were apprehended were shot dead on the spot in the encounter and a few escaped unhurt, in a police van. So, that is why they have not been able to unearth any details from that source. The terrorists are mainly holed up in the two five star hotels of Mumbai, Taj and Oberoi and have were asking specifically for British and American tourists. As of now, the commandos are still storming and trying to force out or negotiate with the terrorists inside these buildings. An e-mail was received from Russia apparently from a group (Lashkar) who have taken responsibility for these attacks and it is still not clear what their demands are. They call themselves the "Deccan Mujahideen" which is as yet an unknown or unheard of group so far. An eye witness has just confirmed on TV that they saw the terrorists landing on a speed boat in the Cuff Parade area from the sea (that's where all the local fisher folks stay)and they then went on in their different directions from there. The locals found them suspicious and even reported them to the local police station nearby, but the police did not take their account very seriously, apparently. This happened around 8:20 Pm at night which sounds right as the first round of firing started from the very popular Leopold Cafe in Colaba Causeway just about 9:00 Pm or so. These are really shocking developments and news filtering out. All in all these attacks seemed to be very well planned.

Mumbai attacks

This is shocking... so violent and massive and brazen. I heard the Mumbai antiterrorism chief was shot dead. It sounds like some of the attackers have been captured... maybe they can give details on what's going on and what the goals of these attacks were. The hostage takers were said to be rounding up guests with American and British passports. Haven't heard anything on whether the people holding hostages have made any demands. The group that's claiming responsibility for the attacks is little known or maybe unknown.

Hostage Vs Terrorist Situation

Fresh update: a total of 12 terrorists reported. 2 - hidden in Taj Hotel 2 - hidden in CST 5 - hidden in Nariman House 2 - hidden in Oberoi, Trident Hotel 1 - hidden in Cama Hospital Total of 950 people have been reported as injured. 90 people killed 6 foreigners killed so far in the hostage crisis. 50 hostages saved from the Taj Hotel and still more are holed up.

8:31 Am Mumbai: Fresh

8:31 Am Mumbai: Fresh Update: As of now there are three places that are under siege still by the terrorists, namely the Taj Hotel, Oberoi Hotel in Nariman Point and the Nariman House in Colaba Causeway. The NSG commandos have arrived from the Capital and are now trying to smoke out the terrorists from these buildings. Schools and colleges have been closed today and the whole areas surrounding these buildings have been cordoned off by the police. The situation is still tense as Mumbai is burning today morning. There is a severely injured and bleeding man inside the Taj Hotel who requires urgent medical attention, but they are not able to get him outside. Hospitals namely, the JJ hospital and GT hospital in Mumbai are falling short of blood as more and more victims are being brought in since the incident started around 10 PM last night.

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