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Brooklyn Rabbi, Wife Trapped in Mumbai Attacks

Couple ran center for Jewish travelers targeted by terrorists

(Newser) - A young Jewish couple from Brooklyn were taken hostage in the Mumbai attacks and many fear the worst, the New York Times reports. Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, ran the well-known Chabad center, a popular haven for Jewish travellers. They were seized along with at least six others...

Indian Army Says Siege Almost Over

(Newser) - Indian troops have begun an assault on a Jewish community center in Mumbai where terrorists are thought to be holed up with hostages, the Times of India reports. The army also reports major progress clearing two posh hotels and asserts that the fight against the terrorists is "almost coming...

Mumbai Train Station 'Became a Sea of Blood'

Witnesses recount horrifying experiences in markets and cafes

(Newser) - The terrorists who opened fire in Mumbai’s crowded railway station yesterday did so with incredible calm, an eyewitness tells the BBC: “They were not in the slightest hurry. They didn’t seem to be afraid at all.” Of the 119 people known to be killed in the...

Taj Mahal Hotel Cleared of Terrorists: India

American rabbi, wife remain hostage at Jewish group's headquarters

(Newser) - India’s National Security Guard has killed all the terrorist gunmen holed up in Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel, IBN Live reports. Security forces continue to battle the terrorists at the Hotel Oberoi Trident, where at least 30 hostages are still being held. Paramilitary units are preparing to mount a...

Pakistani Ship May Have Carried Mumbai Terrorists

Rabbi, wife remain hostages

(Newser) - The terrorists who attacked Mumbai may have entered the country by water, the Times of London reports. The Indian navy searched a cargo ship, the MV Alpha, which it said arrived recently from Karachi, Pakistan. Although the hostages taken at two luxury hotels have been freed, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and...

Commandos Free Hostages From Mumbai Hotels

(Newser) - Black-clad Indian commandos moved painstakingly, room-by-room, through two massive five-star luxury hotels today in a bid to free dozens of people trapped by suspected Muslim militants who attacked at least 10 targets in India's financial capital of Mumbai, killing 104 people. Hostages and several bodies trickled out of the Taj...

Hostages Taken at Mumbai Jewish Center

Police prepare to raid building; rabbi among those inside

(Newser) - Among the targets of the ongoing terrorist attacks in Mumbai was Chabad House, an important center for Jewish visitors to Mumbai. Conflicting reports suggest that at least four armed men are holding several hostages, including a rabbi. As the Financial Times reports, the targeting of a Jewish location may suggest...

Terrorists Demand Release of Islamist Prisoners

Gunmen say they are part of Indian Muslim group

(Newser) - A terrorist inside Mumbai's Oberoi hotel, in which dozens of hostages remain trapped, has demanded the release of Islamic militants imprisoned in Indian jails. The man made his call for the release of "mujahedeens" in a phone call to an Indian television station. He added that he belonged...

Who Are the Mumbai Terrorists?
Who Are the Mumbai Terrorists?
ANALYSIS
Nov 27, 2008 5:40 AM CST

Who Are the Mumbai Terrorists?

Analysts doubt earlier claim of responsibility; assault tactic rare

(Newser) - A previously unknown terror group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the Mumbai attacks, but analysts think the claim might not be genuine, Reuters reports. Witnesses said that the attackers were young, South Asian men speaking either Hindi or Urdu—meaning they are probably Indians, not foreigners....

Mumbai Toll Rises to 101
 Mumbai Toll Rises to 101 
Nov 26, 2008 11:06 PM CST

Mumbai Toll Rises to 101

(Newser) - The death toll in the Mumbai terror attacks rose to 101, and government troops continued to exchange gunfire with militants holed up in two posh hotels, the Times of India reports. As dawn broke over India's financial capital, it remained unclear how many—or if any—Westerners were being held...

New Group, Familiar Tactics in Mumbai Attacks
New Group, Familiar Tactics in Mumbai Attacks
analysis
Nov 26, 2008 8:01 PM CST

New Group, Familiar Tactics in Mumbai Attacks

(Newser) - The group claiming responsibility for today's violence in Mumbai is little known to terror experts, but the scope of the attacks suggests a well-organized and well-funded group. The coordinated attacks by the Deccan Mujahideen also fit into a newly emerging pattern of terrorists striking busy urban centers popular with tourists...

Indian Army in Gunfights With Terrorists at Hotels

American officials safe: state department

(Newser) - The Indian army is engaged in gunfights with terrorists at two five-star hotels and a hospital in the financial hub of Mumbai, IBNLive.com reports. The fate of hostages—media reports say Americans and Britons are being held, but details are impossible to pin down—remains unclear. The city remains...

Westerners Hostage in Mumbai Chaos
 Westerners Hostage 
 in Mumbai Chaos 
UPDATED
Nov 26, 2008 4:05 PM CST

Westerners Hostage in Mumbai Chaos

Chief of anti-terror squad among the dead; injured toll passes 900

(Newser) - The gunmen who have already killed 80 in Mumbai are holed up with at least 15 hostages, including seven foreigners, inside the Taj Mahal Hotel, the Press Trust of India reports. The latest reports put the count of injured above 900. Among the dead are the chief of a police...

Mumbai Death Toll Climbs to 80
 Mumbai Death Toll Climbs to 80 
UPDATED
Nov 26, 2008 2:08 PM CST

Mumbai Death Toll Climbs to 80

Foreigners may be hostage as Indian authorities battle terrorists in coordinated attacks

(Newser) - A coordinated attack by men armed with machine guns and grenades has killed 80 and injured 250 in Mumbai, the Times of India reports. The violence started at a major rail hub, and included bombings of hotels and near a hospital. Indian officials are calling the attack a “terror...

18 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
 18 Killed in Baghdad Blasts 
Nov 24, 2008 4:47 AM CST

18 Killed in Baghdad Blasts

Green Zone entrance, bus carrying female government workers both hit

(Newser) - A female suicide bomber killed at least five people at the entrance of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, and a second bomb killed 13 women traveling on a bus to their government jobs, reports Al Jazeera. The attacks came as Iraqi legislators prepare to vote this week on a security...

Muslim 'Terror Trio' Bombs Publisher's London Home

Book about Muhammad child bride sparks attack

(Newser) - Three suspected Muslim terrorists were busted yesterday after they firebombed the London home of the publisher of a novel about the Prophet Muhammad that includes a sex scene, reports the Times of London. The three men were nabbed after a petrol bomb was pushed through the door of the Dutch...

Pakistan Snubs US Offer to Probe Hotel Blast

(Newser) - Pakistan rejected Washington's offer today to probe a suicide bombing that killed 53 at a hotel in Islamabad, USA Today reports. “We do not need help,” a government advisor said. “We are competent. We reject it.” The US said FBI agents could track the terrorists who...

Blast In Pakistan Capital Kills 40

Bombing leaves 33' crater

(Newser) - A suicide bomber drove a truck full of explosives into a Marriott in Islamabad today, completely destroying it, the Washington Post reports. At least 40 are confirmed dead, and 200 injured, but police expect those numbers to rise; unconfirmed reports say more than 1,000 people were in the hotel...

NY Teen Killed in Yemen Attack: Family

18-year-old high school senior had traveled to Yemen to marry

(Newser) - A newlywed American teen was among the victims of the US embassy attack in Yemen yesterday, Newsday reports. Susan Elbaneh,18, had gone to Yemen last month to marry and was at the embassy to fill out paperwork for her husband, according to her family. Her brother is in Yemeni...

Yemeni Attackers Aimed to Slaughter US Diplomats

Sophisticated plan raises fears of al-Qaeda revival

(Newser) - Islamic militants who attacked the US embassy in Yemen yesterday planned to massacre all the Americans in the compound, a security source tells Time. The attackers intended to pass a checkpoint disguised as guards and then blow up the gate with a vehicle, clearing the way for a second carload...

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