Thursday, November 27, 2008

Encounter rages on at Nariman house
Indian commandos were dropped by helicopter onto the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai, where suspected Islamist militants are holding at least 10 Israelis, live television pictures showed on Friday.
The Jewish Centre was one of three pockets in the country's financial capital where Indian forces were battling to flush out die-hard militants, more than 24 hours after a band of heavily armed fighters killed at least 127 people in coordinated attacks.
A Reuters witness said security forces fired into the Jewish centre, apparently to provide cover, as commandos rappeled down a rope from the helicopter.
Police said militants were also still holed up at the Taj Mahal hotel and the nearby Oberoi-Trident hotel along with an unknown number of hostages. A Reuters witness said commandos also stormed into the Oberoi-Trident on Friday morning.

Commandos battled the militants through Thursday, often room to room in the hotels, to rescue people. Flames billowed out of the buildings and loud explosions were heard during the fighting.
FOREIGNERS TARGETED
The militants appeared to specifically target Britons, Americans and Israelis, witnesses said.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the attack would be met with a "vigorous response".
US President-elect Barack Obama condemned the incident. Obama, who favours a regional solution to the war in Afghanistan and is encouraging Pakistan and India to make peace over Kashmir, was monitoring the situation closely, an aide said.

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