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Indian commandos complete operations
Death toll continues to rise as Indian commandos complete operations to clear Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel.
- Agencies
- Published: 23:13 November 28, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- Indian forces prepare to fire towards the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Friday.
Mumbai: Indian commandos on Saturday completed operations to clear Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel of militants, officials said.
At least three militants and one trooper were killed, the country's commando chief Jyoti Krishna Dutt told a news conference.
He said a body seen thrown out of a window at the hotel was that of one of the militants.
There was no word on the fate of hostages or any remaining guests who might have been trapped.
Meanwhile, the city's disaster management office said the death toll in the series of attacks in Mumbai has risen to 195, with at least 295 others injured in the attacks.
Mumbai police inspector Ashok Patil earlier reported a death toll of 155, adding that the toll looked likely to rise since officials "are still counting".
Other than the gunmen holed up in the Taj Mahal, all the other militants have previously been killed or taken into custody.
An army of young men armed with rifles and grenades, some of whom arrived by sea, who fanned out across Mumbai on Wednesday night to attack popular tourist sites.
Authorities said 18 foreigners were among the 144 killed. At least 283 were wounded.
Three Germans, five Americans, one Australian, a Briton, one Canadian, two French, an Israeli, an Italian, a Japanese, a Singaporean and a Thai, were among the dead.
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