Posted on 11/27/2008 12:32:37 AM PST by ScaniaBoy
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday. ( Watch)
"At least six foreigners have been killed and the death figure has gone up to 101 now," Ramesh Tayde, a senior police officer told from Mumbai's control room.
In one of the most violent terror attacks on Indian soil, Mumbai came under an unprecedented night attack as terrorists used heavy machine guns, including AK-47s, and grenades to strike at the city's most high-profile targets -- the hyper-busy CST (formerly VT) rail terminus; the landmark Taj Hotel at the Gateway and the luxury Oberoi Trident at Nariman Point; the domestic airport at Santa Cruz; the Cama and GT hospitals near CST; the Metro Adlabs multiplex and Mazgaon Dockyard -- killing at least 101 and sending hundreds of injured to hospital, according to latest reports. ( Watch )
The attacks have taken a tragic toll on the city's top police brass: The high-profile chief of the anti-terror squad Hemant Karkare was killed; Mumbai's additional commissioner of police (east) Ashok Kamte was gunned down outside the Metro; and celebrated encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar was also killed. ( Watch )
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...
From the article one may get the impression that the terrorists were targeting the police commanders. However, from the information gleaned from one of the TV reports it appears that the commanders were leading from the front.
Mr Karkare was killed when he went into the metro station trying to negotiate the release of the hostages.
Not to be nit picky, but an AK47 is not a “heavy machine gun”.
You are quite right, but when used against civilians.....
“terrorists used heavy machine guns, including AK-47s”
For once it would be nice to see the media not be completely ignorant on the subject of firearms.
Their tourists business is toast.
only 6 foreigners out of the 101 killed??
Weren’t the terrorists supposedly targeting US and British?
I have the same thought. However, it seems at one place they were demanding to know who was British or American.
In the other hotel they just entered and began spraying gunfire at everyone.
Since our friends are Indian and their family members were among those shot and killed I suspect they were in the second hotel and simply gunned down indiscriminately. They are clearly Indian.
My condolences for your loss. These are sad and terrible times.
This is going to be a rough road. I expect India will retaliate in some way against Pakistan. Then all bets are off.
This is a very unusual terrorist attack. Multiple sites are unusual, but not unprecedented.
But the fact that it’s a siege is. It’s a terrorist attack not lasting a few seconds or minutes, but stretching into its second day. It’s more like a military attack than a terrorist incident.
The terrorists aren’t going to escape. So one wonders why they don’t kill all the hostages and just focus on killing more Indian police and army. The hostages are just a distraction to them.
Very puzzling.
Sounds like the Indians have some spunk!
Thank you. The death toll keeps rising and more and more hearts are breaking. More families devastated by the senseless murders.
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