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Terrorists knew hotel layout too well: NSG
The terrorists who attacked Mumbai knew the layout of the Taj hotel "too well" and tricked commandos, stretching the gunbattles for nearly 60 hours, National Security Guard (NSG) chief J.K. Dutt, who led the anti-terror operation, said yesterday.
- IANS
- Published: 00:34 December 1, 2008
Manesar: The terrorists who attacked Mumbai knew the layout of the Taj hotel "too well" and tricked commandos, stretching the gunbattles for nearly 60 hours, National Security Guard (NSG) chief J.K. Dutt, who led the anti-terror operation, said yesterday.
"They knew the layout plan of the hotel too well. They entered rooms where there were too many doors," Dutt told reporters at the NSG headquarters at Manesar in Haryana.
"The Taj is a heritage building built in a 20th century manner. There are columns, domes, corridors and all that is not linear. Otherwise they could have been trapped in a corner easily," Dutt said.
The hotel, a landmark 105-year-old building that has become a symbol of Mumbai, was the last flashpoint to be secured by NSG commandos Saturday after terrorists took over three places in south Mumbai -the Taj hotel, Oberoi Trident hotel and a Jewish centre Wednesday night.
The battle between at the Taj lasted for nearly 60 hours.
He said the terrorists navigated inside the hotel more easily then the NSG commandos who were new the mammoth hotel with over 500 rooms.
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