Friday, November 28, 2008

At least 148 hostages, many of them foreigners, rescued from Oberoi hotel
MUMBAI: At least 148 hostages, many of them foreigners, rescued from Oberoi hotel. The group, some of whom were carrying luggage with Canadian flags on, were taken away in cars without speaking to reporters. The group included one man dressed in Chef's uniform and a small baby.
The release on Friday came as NSG commandos were assaulting a nearby Jewish center and another hotel, searching for terrorists still holed up more than a day after a chain of attacks across India's financial center by the militants left at least 130 people dead.
Earlier, Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor said all hostages inside the Taj hotel have been evacuated but refused to comment on whether the terrorists inside the hotel have been killed. Regarding terrorists holed up in the Oberoi hotel and Nariman House, Gafoor said NSG commandos are leading the operation and the situation will be brought under control soon. Gafoor said least 12 terrorists had come to Mumbai from Gujarat. One NSG commando seriously injured in Taj Hotel, says Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor. At Oberoi, no gun shots or explosions were heard since late last night as the security forces launched room-to-room searches. One NSG commando was seriously injured in Taj's eighth floor during the operations, Commissioner of Police Hassan Gafoor told PTI.

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