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| Mumbai hotel 'under army control' | Mumbai hotel 'under army control' |
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| One of the luxury hotels taken over by gunmen in Mumbai is back under the control of the authorities, India's elite commando chief says. | |
| JK Dutt said commandos had killed two militants at the Oberoi-Trident hotel. Police found 24 bodies there, shortly after 93 guests and staff were freed. | JK Dutt said commandos had killed two militants at the Oberoi-Trident hotel. Police found 24 bodies there, shortly after 93 guests and staff were freed. |
| Gun battles continue at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and a Jewish centre, where hostages are still being held. | Gun battles continue at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and a Jewish centre, where hostages are still being held. |
| India's foreign minister said "elements with links to Pakistan" were involved. | India's foreign minister said "elements with links to Pakistan" were involved. |
| name="text"> class="bodl" href="#infographic">See a detailed map of the area Pranab Mukherjee added that details could not be given at this time - this was only from initial evidence. | |
| Commandos are moving down through Nariman HouseBut his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, urged India not to bring politics into the issue. | |
| "This is a collective issue. We are facing a common enemy and we should join hands to defeat the enemy," he said. | |
| Earlier, the Indian navy took control of two Pakistani merchant navy ships and began questioning their crews after witnesses said some of the militants came ashore on small speedboats. | |
| At least 130 people are reported to have been killed since the attacks began late Wednesday, but that figure is expected to rise as more bodies are found. | |
| 'Bodies in hall' | 'Bodies in hall' |
| Mr Dutt, the director-general of India's National Security Guard, said the Oberoi-Trident was "under our control". | |
| "We have killed two terrorists today," he said. "There was lots of firing, they also lobbed hand grenades. Some of them are unexploded, we are going to defuse them - you may hear some sound of explosions." | "We have killed two terrorists today," he said. "There was lots of firing, they also lobbed hand grenades. Some of them are unexploded, we are going to defuse them - you may hear some sound of explosions." |
| Earlier, the army said at least one gunman with "two or more hostages" remained in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. | Earlier, the army said at least one gunman with "two or more hostages" remained in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. |
| More than 100 commandos have gone into the Taj Mahal and gunfire and explosions continue to be heard, say BBC correspondents outside the hotel. | More than 100 commandos have gone into the Taj Mahal and gunfire and explosions continue to be heard, say BBC correspondents outside the hotel. |
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| Indian commandos who managed to enter other parts of the Taj Mahal say they found at least 30 bodies in one hall. | Indian commandos who managed to enter other parts of the Taj Mahal say they found at least 30 bodies in one hall. |
| The commandos also said the militants were well aware of the layout of the hotel, and that they had recovered a Mauritius identity card as well as guns and money. | The commandos also said the militants were well aware of the layout of the hotel, and that they had recovered a Mauritius identity card as well as guns and money. |
| The relief of the guests at the Oberoi-Trident was evident as 93 of them were escorted from the hotel on Friday morning following a 36-hour siege. They included 20 Air France crew members. | |
| One of those freed, Briton Mark Abell, spoke of his delight at seeing several heavily armed soldiers at his hotel door after spending so long inside his room. | One of those freed, Briton Mark Abell, spoke of his delight at seeing several heavily armed soldiers at his hotel door after spending so long inside his room. |
| But he was shocked by the state of the hotel. "The lobby was carnage, blood and guts everywhere. It was very upsetting," he told the BBC. | |
| Smoke bombs | Smoke bombs |
| At first light, helicopters swooped over the Nariman House business and residential complex in south Mumbai, which houses the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch. | At first light, helicopters swooped over the Nariman House business and residential complex in south Mumbai, which houses the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch. |
| BOMB ATTACKS IN INDIA IN 2008 30 October: Explosions kill at least 64 in north-eastern Assam30 September: Blasts in western India kill at least seven27 September: Bomb blasts kills one in Delhi 13 September: Five bomb blasts kill 18 in Delhi 26 July: At least 22 small bombs kill 49 in Ahmedabad25 July: Seven bombs go off in Bangalore killing two people 13 May: Seven bombs hit markets and crowded streets in Jaipur killing 63 href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7753934.stm">Indo-Pakistan ties strained class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7754122.stm">In pictures: Mumbai crisis | |
| Commandos initially dropped smoke bombs to create confusion, and then several troops abseiled down ropes to secure the roof. | Commandos initially dropped smoke bombs to create confusion, and then several troops abseiled down ropes to secure the roof. |
| They are said to have been tentatively moving down through the building, trying not to cause casualties among the hostages. | They are said to have been tentatively moving down through the building, trying not to cause casualties among the hostages. |
| Earlier, a woman and child were seen leaving the building, but it was unclear whether they had managed to escape or were released. | Earlier, a woman and child were seen leaving the building, but it was unclear whether they had managed to escape or were released. |
| The child was identified as the two-year-old son of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, the main representative at the ultra-orthodox outreach centre. There was no word on the rabbi's fate. | The child was identified as the two-year-old son of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, the main representative at the ultra-orthodox outreach centre. There was no word on the rabbi's fate. |
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| Gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades targeted at least seven sites in Mumbai late on Wednesday, opening fire indiscriminately on crowds at a major railway station, the two hotels, the Jewish centre, a hospital and a cafe frequented by foreigners. | Gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades targeted at least seven sites in Mumbai late on Wednesday, opening fire indiscriminately on crowds at a major railway station, the two hotels, the Jewish centre, a hospital and a cafe frequented by foreigners. |
| The attacks are the worst in India's commercial capital since nearly 200 people were killed in a series of bombings in 2006. | The attacks are the worst in India's commercial capital since nearly 200 people were killed in a series of bombings in 2006. |
| A claim of responsibility has been made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen. | A claim of responsibility has been made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen. |
| However, most intelligence officials are keeping an open mind as the attacks have thrown up conflicting clues, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says. | However, most intelligence officials are keeping an open mind as the attacks have thrown up conflicting clues, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says. |
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