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Jewish centre seized in Mumbai Jewish centre seized in Mumbai
(about 12 hours later)
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. Police are surrounding a Jewish centre in India's commercial capital, Mumbai, where an unknown number of people are being held hostage by gunmen.
A series of co-ordinated attacks across the Indian city, which began late on Wednesday, have left 101 people dead. They have been captive since a wave of co-ordinated attacks across the city began late on Wednesday, in which 119 people dead and 300 injured.
The centre is the base for the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch. There have been reports of explosions at the centre, which is a 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. An Indian state official said earlier that seven hostages had been rescued.
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 local resident said shooting began at the centre at about 2145 (1615GMT) on Thursday.
Mumbai suffered co-ordinated attacks across the city starting on WednesdayEarlier, a woman, child and an Indian cook were led out of the building by police, said one witness.
The child was identified as the two-year-old son of Rabbi Holtzberg.
There was no word on the rabbi's fate.
A spokesman for the Lubavitch movement in New York, Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin, said he did not know the status of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, the main representative at 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.