This is a breaking story, and one better reported in detail by wire-services and Indian local media, but the ongoing terror raid in Mumbai (formerly-Bombay), India, is highlighted here because reports are coming in that the raiders are targeting foreign passport-holders.
Mumbai police have told the media that at least 80 people have been killed, 250 injured.
Strength and victory to the Indian Security Forces in this tragic time.
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Update1: There are reports of hostage-taking in one of the occupied hotels.
Update2: Animesh Roul at CTB is following this. You could not ask for a more expert observer.
Update3: FOXNews Urgent Queue cites multiple hostage situations, Indian NSG Paramilitary Special Response Unit on the way.
Update4: NHK radio news at 0600 local time (Japan) reports 1 Japanese National confirmed as amongst the injured.
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Update Thursday: The death toll is up to 127, including 7 foreign nationals. The fighting still continues in three locations, with hostage situations in all three places.
The Times of India has it (in various stories) as 125 dead, including 14 police. Over 300 wounded.
Reports are of the terrorists having arrived by ship from Karachi, Pakistan, and now there are claims by the Indian Army commander on the scene that the attackers are (were) Pakistani. Not Pakistani-sponsored... Pakistani.
I am going to have to concur with some opinions circulating about those claims: That India basically *must* claim foreign agency in the attacks, or there will be a storm of domestic controversy as to how the Indian security services missed detecting a home-grown plot. It is just a whole lot easier to claim outside plotters *if* in fact it was an outside plot.
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Yup---
I have been following this since yesterday-- beyond words for me even to express myself--- One of the released hostages said there were bodies everywhere--
And there is the incident-suicide bomber- in Afghanistan--
your update 2-- yup! Appears to be why this happened- the day after the arrest....
I first thought because it was the day before Thanksgiving and this was targeted on the Westerners, I thought maybe this was a way of sending a message to the USA-- A day before the holiday- to ruin the holiday-- but then your update 2 was talked about and that made sense-- (Lashkar)
In Vegas, and have Cable for the weekend, Fox showed some security camera footage just as the incident started, a Civilian pointing out the location of the gunmen got pasted while talking to a cop. I noticed the Mumbai police were VERY overmatched. They only had Ishapoor Arsenal No.1 Mk III* SMLE Variants. THer comandos seem competant, but apparently there was a Damning delay of the NGR teams due to a VIP Wanting to travel with the team to comfort the survivors.
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/2008112820081128033702449a09e1d27/Demoralised-DF-doesnt-even-ask-why-intelligence-failed?pageno=1
There needs to be an investigation of senior politician behavior, but you know it won't happen.
Scott
http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2008/12/operational-metamorphosis-mumb/
Thought you could use the information.
Scott
@karl
Thank you! Here is the Asia Times Article that is the basis of much of ThreatWatch's observations and estimations.
Keep it coming in, my good fellow; we can use all the info on interconnections we can get.
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