Attacks on Mumbai: updates and info thread.

judecg · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:45

5 or 6 hostages... foreigners.. from Taj.. taken away... just 5 minutes ago

oRiOn · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:45

Major blast at Oberoi - heavy firing at the Oberoi on the higher floors.

Heavy firing at the Taj too - ambulances being brought in to the lobby area.

Stand by

Rion

judecg · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:46

loudest firing the reporters had heard continued then as well.. in the Taj.

oRiOn · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:47

Taj is suffering structural damage - will take months to rebuild.
There seem to be way more terrorists than the forces anticipated.
Resistance is strong, and this is going to take a lot of TIME to resolve.

R

judecg · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:48

reporters so furious that these guys entered the hotels with rocket launchers... which is staggering isn't it! 7 star hotels!!!

ananda2193 · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:48

CNN reporting at least 125 dead and 327 or more injured.

Sama · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:50

here is one blogger's opinion, was sent to me in an email...
http://www.scottcarneyonline.com/blo...error-age.html

here is the latest from the New York Times -- http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss

seems to me it is a new age of terror in India and the tactics used to combat it must change, the old ways won't work anymore. from what I have been reading and watching about citizens' reactions to it, it reminds me of americans reactions after 9/11 -- shock, disbelief -- a new day has dawned for y'all.

Tonks01 · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:51

getting reports of 125 dead too, unfortunately I think that number will rise judging from eye witness's from within the hotels

judecg · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:53

Army GOC says the terrorists are from across the border.. potentially.. also says they are speaking punjabi...

he thinks there are probably 10-12 inside the Trident/Oberoi altogether

kayozz · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:55

NDTV:

There may be NO hostages in the Trident hotel, only people who have holed up whilst scared.

Also 20 terrorists may have escaped in the madness, some sources say the terrorists speak in Punjabi.

http://www.topsamachar.com/live/ndtv.php

Sama · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:58

from another NY Times article today --
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/wo...p.html?_r=1&hp

"On Sept. 15, an e-mail published in Indian newspapers and said to have been sent by representatives of Indian Muhajedeen threatened potential “deadly attacks” in Mumbai. The message warned counter-terrorism officials in the city that “you are already on our hit-list and this time very, very seriously.”

Several high-ranking law enforcement officials, including the chief of the antiterrorism squad and a commissioner of police, were, indeed, reported killed in the attacks in Mumbai."

judecg · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by kayozz

NDTV:

There may be NO hostages in the Trident hotel, only people who have holed up whilst scared.

Also 20 terrorists may have escaped in the madness, some sources say the terrorists speak in Punjabi.

http://www.topsamachar.com/live/ndtv.php

hope you're right... haven't heard that at all yet... hope so though... would like to think the hostages got away. Since they have yet to actually confront the terrorists I'm not sure though.

kayozz · Nov 27th, 2008, 21:59

Major General Houda of the Indian army just said that the NSG commandos are reporting back that the terrorists are speaking in a dialect of Urdu. He also reiterated that the captured terrorist (from Trident) has been confirmed as being from Pakistan.

Asif Ali Zardari has offered support to Sonia Gandhi in the matter; however that is a standard operating procedure.

Narendra Modi, the firebrand Hindutva politician of Gujarat is also coming to Bombay. If nuclear war can be avoided, it will be an equally difficult task to avoid religious violence, as Modi and the Shiv Sena have a reputation of whipping up a storm of anti-muslim sentiment.

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread414924/pg47

judecg · Nov 27th, 2008, 22:04

Trident Hotel .. 2 terrorists holed up with 7 or 8 hostages... details sketchy....

shere · Nov 27th, 2008, 22:06

Condolances to the families of those killed.

The Indian government does not have the backbone to hit back. RAW and the IB know exactly where the terrorist training camps are located in pakistan so why not give them a bloody nose ?

The whole thing has been handled badly by the police, even simple things such as screening those escaping the Taj etc was not done. They might as well have had mickey mouse in charge of the whole situation.

Nov 27th, 2008, 21:45	#617
oRiOn Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 41	Firing at Oberoi Major blast at Oberoi - heavy firing at the Oberoi on the higher floors. Heavy firing at the Taj too - ambulances being brought in to the lobby area. Stand by Rion

Nov 27th, 2008, 21:50	#622
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,422	here is one blogger's opinion, was sent to me in an email... http://www.scottcarneyonline.com/blo...error-age.html here is the latest from the New York Times -- http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss seems to me it is a new age of terror in India and the tactics used to combat it must change, the old ways won't work anymore. from what I have been reading and watching about citizens' reactions to it, it reminds me of americans reactions after 9/11 -- shock, disbelief -- a new day has dawned for y'all. __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

Nov 27th, 2008, 21:59	#628
kayozz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England Posts: 83	News Major General Houda of the Indian army just said that the NSG commandos are reporting back that the terrorists are speaking in a dialect of Urdu. He also reiterated that the captured terrorist (from Trident) has been confirmed as being from Pakistan. Asif Ali Zardari has offered support to Sonia Gandhi in the matter; however that is a standard operating procedure. Narendra Modi, the firebrand Hindutva politician of Gujarat is also coming to Bombay. If nuclear war can be avoided, it will be an equally difficult task to avoid religious violence, as Modi and the Shiv Sena have a reputation of whipping up a storm of anti-muslim sentiment. http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread414924/pg47

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