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Mumbai: 48 hours of terror
More than 48 hours after the first attack, the Trident-Oberoi Hotel and Nariman House were secured.
- By Pamela Raghunath, Correspondent
- Published: 23:57 November 28, 2008
- Image Credit: Reuters
- A guest at the Trident-Oberoi Hotel cradles a baby while being evacuated from the hotel in Mumbai, on Friday. Commandos killed two militants and freed 143 guests after a pitched gun battle earlier in the day.
Mumbai: More than 48 hours after India's financial capital was attacked by a group of terrorists, the relentless bloodshed had yet to come to an end on Friday night even though the Trident-Oberoi Hotel and Nariman House were secured, officials said.
As the bloody sieges in Mumbai draw to a close, it is clear that the terrorists inflicted a huge toll.
On Saturday, 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. Officials expect the death toll to rise further.
Among those killed were 17 foreigners, including two Americans. "Three of those killed were Germans, along with one Japanese, one Canadian and one Australian," said M.L. Kumawat, India's Internal Security Secretary.
Police said 24 bodies had been found in the Trident Hotel on Friday, raising the death toll still further.
Earlier in the day, commandos killed two militants and freed 143 guests from the hotel.
The bodies of five Israeli hostages were also recovered later on Friday from Nariman House after it was stormed by Indian troops, an Israeli diplomat said.
As anger mounted, India blamed "elements" from Pakistan for the coordinated assault on its financial capital, which seemed designed to scare off foreign executives and tourists.
Pakistan said the two countries faced a common enemy. Urging New Delhi not to play politics, it agreed to send its spy chief to share intelligence on the suicide attacks.
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