Indian commandos press conference
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Indian commandos press conference
The bodies of five Israeli nationals have been found at a Jewish centre in Mumbai after Indian commandos attempted to free them. The corpses, including those of a rabbi and his wife, were discovered after security forces killed two gunmen at Nariman House, site of the Chabad-Lubavitch Centre, after a wave of terror attacks which killed almost 150 people and wounded hundreds more. A short way across the city, gunshots and explosions also rang out from the luxury Taj Mahal Palace hotel as commandos tried to finish off a lone gunmen who is holding out in a maze of corridors inside. The head of one unit said the militants knew the layout of the Taj Mahal better than the Indian soldiers did and called the terror cell "a very determined lot, remorseless". He said he had seen 50 bodies in the hotel, including 12 to 15 in one room. At a third site, the Trident-Oberoi Hotel, commandos killed two militants and freed 143 guests earlier, but 24 bodies were found. An estimated 25 men armed with assault rifles and grenades fanned out across Mumbai on Wednesday night to attack sites popular with tourists and businessmen. At least 12 foreigners, including British yachting magnate Andreas Liveras, three Germans, two Americans, two French, one Australian, a Canadian, an Italian and a Japanese national, are among the dead. One of the militants arrested in Mumbai was a Pakistani national, the interior minister of Maharashtra state, R R Patil, said. India blamed "elements" from Pakistan for the co-ordinated assault Mumbai which seems designed to scare off foreign executives and tourists. Pakistan says the two countries are facing a common enemy and agreed to send its spy chief to share intelligence on the suicide attacks.
ITN | November 28, 2008
