Earthtimes.org, 27 Nov 2008, DPA
Mumbai - Mumbai was paralyzed Thursday as government forces tried to secure two posh hotels after terrorists killed scores of people in overnight attacks across India's cosmopolitan financial capital. Gunmen carried out 10 coordinated assaults in one of India's worst-ever terrorist attacks, which occurred in the wealthiest parts of Mumbai, killing at least 87 people, according to authorities. Non- governmental estimates put the death toll close to 100.
More than 200 people were wounded.
On Thursday, hundreds of people were still believed to be trapped or hiding inside the hotels. Government officials said that gunmen could be holding hostages inside the two landmark hotels - the Trident and the Taj, India's most famous hotel. The counterterrorism National Security Guard, the Indian Army and Navy were on the scene assisting local police.
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