Attacks on Mumbai: updates and info thread.

Mell · Nov 29th, 2008, 03:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by pentakon

just heard that my cousin got hit in the attack..now he is being operated.

My good wishes!

mridula · Nov 29th, 2008, 03:04

OK, one last update, Star News says a few gunshots still can be heard but the intensity has gone down and in the heritage wing the reporter said 60-70% might be with NSG.

mridula · Nov 29th, 2008, 03:13

Can't tear myself off the TV screen yet. But got up for a while to drink water and realized that all the news is revolving around what the DG NSG JK Dutta said a few hours ago. As he is reported to be inside Taj, there would be no major update till he comes out. Hope he and everyone else would come out soon and all of you out there, stay safe. My thoughts and wishes re once again with everyone at Mumbai and particularly the security forces.

diane123 · Nov 29th, 2008, 03:27

My heart goes out to all the people in Mumbai,I feel so sad and hope this finishes soon.The president of the community of Madrid
Esperanza Aguire was in the Taj checking in with her group when they heard shots.They hid behind the recpt desk and were then helped and lead by hotel staff to the kitchen,She lost her shoes in the panic and had to go barefoot treading blood to saftey.They are all back in Spain now.
Thankyou all the police for doing such a good job, and please let it be over soon.Bless the people of Mumbai.

bsd_tector · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:13

Another explosion was just heard this minute.

hfot2 · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:15

Our thoughts are with India.

Thank you judecg and mridula et al. for keeping us posted.

We have been glued to the news on the internet, but keep returning here for the moment-by-moment details.

Stay safe everyone,
hfot2

bijapuri · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:23

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bijapuri · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by judecg

They found a boat full of explosives at the Gateway of India... makes you realise how big this thing COULD have been

so . . . just wondering, what do I know anyway?
BUT:

IIRC there's usually a detachment of Bombay's finest tappin their Lathis at the pigeons around the Gateway of India where the bad guys are now believed to have landed, na? ESPECIALLY after the Gateway was bombed in 2003 . . . So how did speedboats unload several squads of commandos and their weaps unnoticed?

1. they were bought off
2. they did NOT land there.
3. Both

Sama · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:27

I was just watching CNN and that had an inspiring interview with a guy who escaped one of the hotels....

he said pick up the phone right now and book a flight to Mumbai -- he said the terrorists are not going to win and the Indian people and Mumbai need our support, so GO TO INDIA!

bijapuri · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:29

Quote:
Originally Posted by judecg View Post
They found a boat full of explosives at the Gateway of India... makes you realise how big this thing COULD have been
so . . . just wondering, what do I know anyway?
BUT:

IIRC there's usually a detachment of Bombay's finest tappin their Lathis at the pigeons around the Gateway of India where the bad guys are now believed to have landed, na? ESPECIALLY after the Gateway was bombed in 2003 . . . So how did speedboats unload several squads of commandos and their weaps unnoticed?

1. they were bought off
2. they did NOT land there.
3. Both

spike · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:29

I will Sama, I definetly will.

Sama · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by bijapuri

. .. So how did speedboats unload several squads of commandos and their weaps unnoticed?

1. they were bought off
2. they did NOT land there.
3. Both

that was also my question pages ago, bij....MSNBC said the Indian navy had intelligence TWO WEEKS AGO to EXPECT an infiltration like this because they were notified that a ship was hijacked in the Arabian sea.

also, some of these guys were already working at the hotel and at places that have been attacked, very similar to america's 9/11.

AND, CNN reporting that counter-terrorism people know that this was not a local group because of the planning (i.e., guys already in the sites that were attacked) and because it was Mumbai that was attacked, Mumbai being the financial capital of India, just like New York City (9/11) is the financial capital of the US.

Shiver me Timbers · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:34

Hey Bij, Conor M here, what's up? It's been a while? F*cking madness no?

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by bijapuri

so . . . just wondering, what do I know anyway?
BUT:

IIRC there's usually a detachment of Bombay's finest tappin their Lathis at the pigeons around the Gateway of India where the bad guys are now believed to have landed, na? ESPECIALLY after the Gateway was bombed in 2003 . . . So how did speedboats unload several squads of commandos and their weaps unnoticed?

1. they were bought off
2. they did NOT land there.
3. Both

I'd have to look it up but you can do so yourselves at Google News et al., in any case I saw reports last night that this boat that was allegedly chased by the navy was checked out and cleared as having nothing to do with anything. Of course the navy still and according to other reports maintained that yes but and we have our sights on them and whatever.

I saw new reports today possibly concerning other boats (of course, one might add...) but didn't really delve into it.

As should be clear by and throughout this entire thread alone, I wouldn't take anything much you're hearing at present at face value. That's not even to hint at sinister conspiracy or disinformation stuff, it just comes naturally with any event like this. How's the average desk journalist or editor (including MSNBC and CNN and the whole shebang, and don't they need to fill up valuable airtime, now that time progresses and live footage wears slim) to know much more at this stage than you and I may already have heard elsewhere, and all equally conflicting and confusing as it indeed is. That's not even to dismiss all journalism off-hand and I'm sure most of them are very sincere in their jobs and just do the best they can or believe in, I just don't think anyone has the truth right now, and there's a lot of parroting and white noise flying about. Again, it sort of comes with the field.

randomviolins · Nov 29th, 2008, 04:45

With 51 pages to this thread already, I'm afraid I haven't read the whole thing. But a few of my thoughts.

I am still shocked, as everyone is, about this episode, but I think more so because the terrorists were seeking out US and British nationals. I was planning to travel to Mumbai a few days ago and would have stayed at the Taj or the Oberoi, at least for the first few days. The only thing that kept me from going was that I procrastinated so long in finalizing the plans that the cost for the airline tickets would have been too high. This was one time that procrastinating may have literally saved my life.

Nov 29th, 2008, 03:04	#1337
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,548	OK, one last update, Star News says a few gunshots still can be heard but the intensity has gone down and in the heritage wing the reporter said 60-70% might be with NSG. __________________ Mridula Travel Tales from India

Nov 29th, 2008, 04:13	#1340
bsd_tector Prarie girl Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: EDMONTON Posts: 38	Another explosion was just heard this minute. __________________ Bless us one and all.

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Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,339	I was just watching CNN and that had an inspiring interview with a guy who escaped one of the hotels.... he said pick up the phone right now and book a flight to Mumbai -- he said the terrorists are not going to win and the Indian people and Mumbai need our support, so GO TO INDIA! __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

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bijapuri Lord of Kalinjar Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the real surf city Posts: 2,646	Quote: Originally Posted by judecg View Post They found a boat full of explosives at the Gateway of India... makes you realise how big this thing COULD have been so . . . just wondering, what do I know anyway? BUT: IIRC there's usually a detachment of Bombay's finest tappin their Lathis at the pigeons around the Gateway of India where the bad guys are now believed to have landed, na? ESPECIALLY after the Gateway was bombed in 2003 . . . So how did speedboats unload several squads of commandos and their weaps unnoticed? 1. they were bought off 2. they did NOT land there. 3. Both

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randomviolins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York Posts: 131	With 51 pages to this thread already, I'm afraid I haven't read the whole thing. But a few of my thoughts. I am still shocked, as everyone is, about this episode, but I think more so because the terrorists were seeking out US and British nationals. I was planning to travel to Mumbai a few days ago and would have stayed at the Taj or the Oberoi, at least for the first few days. The only thing that kept me from going was that I procrastinated so long in finalizing the plans that the cost for the airline tickets would have been too high. This was one time that procrastinating may have literally saved my life.