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AMagazine MUMBAI: The bodies of five hostages were found on Friday after Indian security forces attacked gunmen at a Jewish religious center in Mumbai, citing an Israeli diplomat from the scene, a foreign news agency reported. "The incident has not ended." "Five bodies of hostages have been found inside the Chabad House. We still don't know whose bodies." India's National Security Guards chief J.K. Dutt told Indian television that the commandos had killed two militants in operations at the center. "We have neutralized two terrorists," Dutt said. "Along with that we have also found two bodies. Those bodies appear to be of hostages." Earlier, Israel's ambassador to India said he believed about six Israeli nationals had been held hostage at the center, including a rabbi and his wife. Moreover, the resident editor of an Indian leading English daily Sabina Sehgal Saikia said to be missing who was present in a hotel in Mumbai during the ter...

AMagazine MUMBAI: Preliminary investigations on Thursday pointed to involvement of at least some Pakistani nationals in the serial terror attacks in Mumbai that left over 100 dead and 270 others injured."There are indications that the perpetrators of the crime, who arrived in Mumbai by boats, are Pakistani nationals," authoritative sources said. The indications are based on information gathered from captured terrorists, the sources said. Maharashtra deputy chief minister R R Patil, who also holds the Home portfolio, said revealing detailed information on the terror strikes could prove detrimental at this juncture. "We have total clues. But disclosing information would not help the case," Patil said. "This is an attack on the country. We will disclose information at an appropriate time," he said. Meanwhile, there are reports that Colaba police have impounded four boats allegedly used by the terrorists to reach the Mumbai coast.

AMagazine More than 600 people have been killed and hundreds maimed and devastated in terror strikes in India in the last six years. Following is a chronology of the major terrorist attacks in the country: Mumbai, Nov 26, 2008: Several killed and many more injured in seven terror attacks targetting mostly foreigners' hangout places. Assam, Oct 30, 2008: At least 45 killed (figure can change) and over 100 injured in 18 terror bombings across Assam. Imphal, Oct 21, 2008: 17 killed in a powerful blast near Manipur Police Commando complex. Kanpur, Oct 14, 2008: Eight people injured after bomb planted on a rented bicycle went off Colonelganj market. Malegaon, Maharashtra, Sep 29, 2008: Five people died after a bomb kept in a motorbike went off in a crowded market. Modasa, Gujarat, Sep 29 2008: One killed and several injured after a low-intensity bomb kept on a motorcycle went off near a mosque. New Delhi, Sep 27, 2008: Three people killed after a crude bomb was thrown in a busy market i...

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AMagazine MUMBAI: The security forces in Indian city Mumbai declared to have taken in siege the terrorists and said it is the government which would make the final decision regarding the conclusive action. However, the media said that the officials started the negotiations with the terrorists. According to Indian media, the security forces sources claimed to have completed 50 percent operation against terrorists at Taj Hotel and that there is no aggravated situation regarding hostages. They said that the security forces laid siege around the terrorists at Oberoi hotel and now it is up to the government to opt for negotiations or operation. Police chief said that there is no hostage held at Taj hotel and now the police personnel have started to clear the hotel. Meantime, Home Minister SR Patel told an Indian television that the government has taken all the necessary information and all these details would be released after due verification. Patel said at least five terrorists have been ...

AMagazine NEW DELHI: India's most audacious terror attack began when a group of men carrying a huge quantity of arms and ammunition got off at the Gateway of India jetty, Mumbai's most identifiable landmark, and literally crossed the road to begin the night of mayhem. Intelligence sources said the terrorists landed at the Gateway of India, across the road from the 565-room Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, one of the seven places in the city they laid siege to, Wednesday night. After having alighted at the jetty, the assailants went about their task commandeering vehicles to attack the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, the Leopold cafe and enter the Taj and the Oberoi Trident hotels where they continue to hold tourists as hostages. At any given point, the jetty at the Gateway of India has 2,000 boats. Though the popular tourist spot is also manned, they still managed to get through. "We know they arrived at the jetty and then began targeting popular sites in south Mumba...

AMagazine MUMBAI: A militant holed up inside Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel told a news channel on Thursday that seven attackers were holding hostages inside the luxury establishment. "There are seven of us inside hotel Oberoi," the man identified as Sahadullah told the channel. "We want all Mujahideens held in India released and only after that we will release the people." "Release all the Mujahideens, and Muslims living in India should not be troubled," he said. Fresh firing erupted early on Thursday in Taj hotel as commandoes moved in to flush out terrorists holding some foreigners hostage after a night of terror targeting ten places in Mumbai. Smoke was seen billowing from the new building of the Taj Hotel -- which stands next to the old building where terrorists are holed up. While NSG operation was on in the old building, fire brigade personnel were trying to douse fire in the new wing. Army commandoes moved into the luxury Oberoi and the Taj Mahal hotels...

AMagazine MUMBAI: Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish group's headquarters in India's financial capital, killing at least 101 people, taking Westerners hostage and leaving parts of the city under siege Thursday, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility. Police and gunmen were exchanging occasional gunfire at two luxury hotels and dozens of people were believed held hostage or trapped in besieged buildings. Pradeep Indulkar, a senior official at the Maharashtra state Home Ministry said 101 people were killed and 287 injured. Officials said at least eight militants had also been killed since the overnight attacks that targeted at least 10 separate sites began around 9:30 p.m. Gunmen also seized the Mumbai headquarters of the ultra-orthodox Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch, the New York-based group said. Indian commandos surrounded the building in the morning, and media reports sai...

AMagazine KARACHI: The hearing of dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif has been delayed following the Mumbai rampage that left at least 101 people dead. Mohammed Asif was scheduled to leave for India today to appear before the Indian Premier League Drug Inquiry Tribunal on November 29. Asif had failed a dope test conducted during the inaugural IPL in which he played for Delhi Daredevils. His 'B' sample, tested in Switzerland, also came positive but the traces of the banned substance differed in the two tests leading to Asif challenging the validity of the process adopted to conduct the tests in the IPL. If the tribunal finds Asif guilty he could face a minimum two-year ban and more action from his home board. He is presently suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board for flunking the dope test. Asif, who will later on be accompanied by his lawyer Shahid Karim, said he was confident of being cleared by the tribunal. "I am confident, my lawyer is confident that we have a strong cas...

AMagazine MUMBAI: Media reports say gunmen seized the Mumbai headquarters of the ultra-orthodox Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch overnight, and that shots have now been heard coming from the building. Representatives of the New York-based group referred questions to their Web site, which said the Israeli consulate had earlier been in touch with the rabbi who lived in the house, "but the line was cut in middle of the conversation. No further contact has since been established." Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital, killing at least 101 people, taking Westerners hostage and leaving parts of the city under siege Thursday. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility. The attackers specifically targeted Britons and Americans at the hotels and restaurant, witnesses said. Officials said at least 120 people were wounded. Alex Chamberlain, a ...

AMagazine MUMBAI: It is one of the plushest hotels in India, if not the world, but for one night it became a terrifying battleground, complete with gun battles, explosions and a raging fire. "That was, without doubt, the worst experience of my entire life," said one woman guest after she was rescued by firemen from Mumbai's famed Taj Hotel, which was caught in the middle of a multi-pronged militant attack across India's financial capital. "It was a very, very painful six hours," said the woman, who had lain on the floor of a hotel room with 25 other petrified guests, while hostage-taking gunmen roamed the hotel and fought off special units of naval commandos. "We really didn't know what was going on," she told reporters. "But we could hear the army coming through the hotel. We heard the firing and the blasts." Military units stormed the hotel in the early hours of Thursday morning to confront a handful of gunmen armed with assault rif...

AMagazine MUMBAI: A group calling itself the "Deccan Mujahedeen" claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 1010 people, and injured over 900. The outfit sent emails to various media outlets saying it carried out the attacks across the city. Another little-known group, the Indian Mujahedeen, had claimed responsibility for serial blasts last month in Assam that claimed nearly 80 lives. Six weeks earlier, New Delhi had been hit by a series of bombs in crowded markets that left more than 20 dead. Those blasts were claimed by a group calling itself the Indian Mujahedeen.

CNews MUMBAI: At least 100 people were killed in attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai, and television channels said Westerners were being held hostage on Thursday at two five-star hotels. Troops began moving into one of the hotels, the Oberoi, local television said. Explosions were heard there and at the Taj Mahal hotel, where tourists were also said to have been taken hostage, Indian television reported. Police said at least 250 people were wounded in the series of Mumbai attacks which, apart from the hotels, targeted hospitals and railway stations as well as the Cafe Leopold, perhaps the most famous restaurant and hang-out for tourists in the city. An organisation calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen claimed it was behind attacks, television channels said. The previously little known group sent an email to news organisations claiming responsibility. "I guess they were after foreigners, because they were asking for British or American passp...

Amagazine MUMBAI: A series of terrorist strikes in Mumbai on Wednesday night which left more than 100 dead and 900 injured made ICL management to postpone ICL Champion League matches,whereas according to British television Middlesex also postpones its visit to India. Recent attack shake the fate of the Champions Twenty20 League, scheduled to begin in the city next week, and also cast a serious doubt over the second Test between India and England next month. The strikes, including blasts and shooting incidents, were spread out across the city but the majority of them were in south Mumbai, the main tourist hub. The Taj Mahal hotel, a city landmark and the scene of one such attack, is to host the two Test teams and was where the England side stayed during their warm-up period in Mumbai. It is also where Middlesex are believed to be set to stay. The Brabourne Stadium, venue of the second Test and scheduled to host three Champions League games, is in the middle of the area where most attack...

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AMagazine Reported: 3:42 AM: At the Taj Hotel, where a joint operation involving the Mumbai police, the Central Reserve Police Force and a commando group from the Navy is engaged in flushing out terrorists within the premises, PTI reports that almost all the guests have been brought out to safety at the time of writing this. The situation continues to remain dangerous, however, with an indeterminate number of terrorists within the hotel, two of whom are believed to be holding a group of tourists hostage on an upper floor. Meanwhile, the fire that erupted in the old wing of the historic hotel has spread alarmingly. The fire now burns bright across at least two mid-level floors of the old wing, and thick clouds of black smoke spew from the signature minaret that crowns the hotel's roof. 03: 06 AM: A little over four hours since gunshots first erupted at the CST railway terminal, and coordinated terrorist attacks spread to various parts of South Bombay, the situation remains fluid. ...

AMagazine MUMBAI: Indian media have confirmed early Thursday that, in the face of the terrorist strikes in Indian financial capital Mumbai, the army have been called in, to take the control of the city as the terrorist still at large and creating panic among the masses. Terrorist strikes in Indian Mumbai killed 82 people and injured over 450 people after that the terrorist continued massacre that could not be brought under control by Indian security forces. Terrorist took as many as 40 people under hostage in three five star hotels in Mumbai and indiscriminate firing and blasts killed many others.

AMagazine LONDON: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Wednesday "unreservedly" condemned the attacks in India's financial capital Mumbai that killed nearly 60 people. "Today's attacks in Mumbai which have claimed many innocent victims remind us, yet again, of the threat we face from violent extremists," he said. "I condemn these attacks unreservedly. "Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those killed and injured. The UK and India will continue their joint efforts to counter the actions of terrorists." A series of shootings and blasts across Mumbai late Wednesday left nearly 80 people dead, hospital officials told media. Indian media said that as many as 450 people had been injured in the attacks, which saw heavily armed men with automatic weapons and grenades target luxury hotels in the south of the city and the main railway station.

Amagazine MUMBAI: A terrorist group by the name Deccan Mujahideen has claimed the responsibility of terrorist strikes in Indian financial capital on late Wednesday that claimed as many as 80 lives and left over 450 injured, AMagazine reported. No further information regarding the proofs claiming responsibility was released.