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| Jewish centre seized in Mumbai | Jewish centre seized in Mumbai |
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| Police have surrounded a Jewish centre in Mumbai where a rabbi, his wife and a number of others are thought to have been taken hostage. | |
| A series of co-ordinated attacks across the Indian city, which began late on Wednesday, have left 101 people dead. | A series of co-ordinated attacks across the Indian city, which began late on Wednesday, have left 101 people dead. |
| The centre is the base for the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch. | The centre is the base for the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch. |
| The Reuters news agency says that four gunmen remain in the building. There have been reports of gunfire. | The Reuters news agency says that four gunmen remain in the building. There have been reports of gunfire. |
| The house, which acts as a centre for prayer and study, attracts many Jewish and Israeli visitors every year. | The house, which acts as a centre for prayer and study, attracts many Jewish and Israeli visitors every year. |
| A spokesman for the Lubavitch movement in New York, Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin, said he did not know the status of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, who is being held hostage in the centre. | A spokesman for the Lubavitch movement in New York, Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin, said he did not know the status of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, who is being held hostage in the centre. |
| Rabbi Shmotkin told the Associated Press: "It seems that the terrorists commandeered a police vehicle which allowed them easy access to the area of Chabad House and threw a grenade at a gas pump nearby." | Rabbi Shmotkin told the Associated Press: "It seems that the terrorists commandeered a police vehicle which allowed them easy access to the area of Chabad House and threw a grenade at a gas pump nearby." |
| A near-by resident, Sanjay Bhasme, said he telephoned police after shooting began at around 9:45pm local time, but no police arrived for more than 30 minutes. | |
| Chabad House is situated in the Nariman business and residential complex in south Mumbai. | Chabad House is situated in the Nariman business and residential complex in south Mumbai. |