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| Police declare Mumbai siege over | Police declare Mumbai siege over |
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| Indian officials have said the siege at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel is over, after the last few militants were killed. | Indian officials have said the siege at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel is over, after the last few militants were killed. |
| Police commissioner Hassan Gafoor said the hotel was now under their control. "All combat operations are over. All the terrorists have been killed." | Police commissioner Hassan Gafoor said the hotel was now under their control. "All combat operations are over. All the terrorists have been killed." |
| Commandos began a new assault early on Saturday as fighting that has claimed at least 195 lives entered a third day. | Commandos began a new assault early on Saturday as fighting that has claimed at least 195 lives entered a third day. |
| Commando chief JK Dutt told media three militants had been killed but his men still had to check all the hotel rooms. | Commando chief JK Dutt told media three militants had been killed but his men still had to check all the hotel rooms. |
| Mr Dutt, head of the elite National Security Guards commando force, said a body seen thrown out of a window of the landmark hotel was that of one of the militants, Reuters news agency reports. | |
| Speaking to media outside the hotel, he appealed for any guests still hiding in the building to make their presence known and warned that small explosions might be heard as the clearing operation continued. | Speaking to media outside the hotel, he appealed for any guests still hiding in the building to make their presence known and warned that small explosions might be heard as the clearing operation continued. |
| See a detailed map of the area | See a detailed map of the area |
| On Friday, almost 100 people were rescued from a second hotel, and six bodies were found at a Jewish centre. | On Friday, almost 100 people were rescued from a second hotel, and six bodies were found at a Jewish centre. |
| India's foreign minister has said "elements with links to Pakistan" were involved in the attacks on Mumbai. | India's foreign minister has said "elements with links to Pakistan" were involved in the attacks on Mumbai. |
| However, his Pakistani counterpart has urged India not to bring politics into the issue, saying "we should join hands to defeat the enemy". | However, his Pakistani counterpart has urged India not to bring politics into the issue, saying "we should join hands to defeat the enemy". |
| 'Ultimate sacrifice' | 'Ultimate sacrifice' |
| Extremely heavy and sustained gunfire was heard inside the Taj Mahal Palace hotel shortly before 0730 (0200 GMT) on Saturday, as soldiers rushed into the lobby in a bid to flush out the remaining few gunmen. | Extremely heavy and sustained gunfire was heard inside the Taj Mahal Palace hotel shortly before 0730 (0200 GMT) on Saturday, as soldiers rushed into the lobby in a bid to flush out the remaining few gunmen. |
| Firefighters then worked to contain fierce flames and thick smoke that billowed from the building's lower floors. | Firefighters then worked to contain fierce flames and thick smoke that billowed from the building's lower floors. |
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| The BBC's Mark Dummett at the scene says the search is now on for any surviving militants who may be hiding in the hotel's 560-odd rooms, but security officials say they think the operation is now over. | The BBC's Mark Dummett at the scene says the search is now on for any surviving militants who may be hiding in the hotel's 560-odd rooms, but security officials say they think the operation is now over. |
| All eyes will now be on India's investigation of the attacks, our correspondent says, with questions already being asked about the failure of its intelligence agencies to uncover the plans. | All eyes will now be on India's investigation of the attacks, our correspondent says, with questions already being asked about the failure of its intelligence agencies to uncover the plans. |
| The commandos suspect that the militants knew the hotel well because they were very mobile during the course of the siege, he says, making it extremely difficult for security forces to secure an area in order to evacuate guests. | The commandos suspect that the militants knew the hotel well because they were very mobile during the course of the siege, he says, making it extremely difficult for security forces to secure an area in order to evacuate guests. |
| Indian media have reported that one of the militants worked as a chef for 10 months at the hotel. | Indian media have reported that one of the militants worked as a chef for 10 months at the hotel. |
| Some have described this as India's 9/11, our correspondent adds, and people in India now want answers as to who is responsible. | Some have described this as India's 9/11, our correspondent adds, and people in India now want answers as to who is responsible. |
| Blasts had rung out for most of Friday after truckloads of commandos entered the premises. | Blasts had rung out for most of Friday after truckloads of commandos entered the premises. |
| A journalist and bystander outside the hotel were taken to hospital after being hit by shrapnel. | A journalist and bystander outside the hotel were taken to hospital after being hit by shrapnel. |
| Officials say the attackers were well-prepared and trained | |
| Indian commandos who managed to enter other parts of the Taj say they found at least 30 bodies in one hall. | Indian commandos who managed to enter other parts of the Taj say they found at least 30 bodies in one hall. |
| Fighting appears to have ended at the other key flashpoints in Mumbai, chief among them the Oberoi-Trident hotel - where nearly 100 people were rescued and 24 bodies were found earlier on Friday. | Fighting appears to have ended at the other key flashpoints in Mumbai, chief among them the Oberoi-Trident hotel - where nearly 100 people were rescued and 24 bodies were found earlier on Friday. |
| But at Nariman House, the Mumbai base of Chabad-Lubavitch, a New York-based orthodox Jewish organisation, the news was grim. | But at Nariman House, the Mumbai base of Chabad-Lubavitch, a New York-based orthodox Jewish organisation, the news was grim. |
| The organisation confirmed that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka. Their two-year-old son survived. | The organisation confirmed that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka. Their two-year-old son survived. |
| The Holtzbergs had moved to India in 2003 from New York to run the Mumbai branch of the outreach organisation, which offers services and hospitality to Jewish travellers. | The Holtzbergs had moved to India in 2003 from New York to run the Mumbai branch of the outreach organisation, which offers services and hospitality to Jewish travellers. |
| The bodies were removed from the building early on Saturday. | The bodies were removed from the building early on Saturday. |
| 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 Indo-Pakistan ties strained | |
| The stand-offs began late on Wednesday when gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades opened fire indiscriminately on crowds at a major railway station, the two hotels, the Jewish centre, a hospital and a cafe frequented by foreigners. | The stand-offs began late on Wednesday when gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades opened fire indiscriminately on crowds at a major railway station, the two hotels, the Jewish centre, a hospital and a cafe frequented by foreigners. |
| Indian officials says at least 195 people have been killed since Wednesday, with around 295 injured, the vast majority Indian citizens. The toll could rise further, they say. | |
| At least 22 foreigners are known to have died, including victims from Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Thailand and France. One Briton, Andreas Liveras, has been killed. | |
| A claim of responsibility for this week's attacks - the worst in India's commercial capital since nearly 200 people were killed in a series of bombings in 2006 - has been made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen. | A claim of responsibility for this week's attacks - the worst in India's commercial capital since nearly 200 people were killed in a series of bombings in 2006 - 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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