Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Mumbai Death Toll Climbs to 80

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

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2008 2:08 PM CST
Email

(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 strike.” Terrorists occupy two hotels, and are holding hostages as they face off with police, NDTV reports.

Police think some of the attackers are still inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal, and are camped out across the street. The posh hotels Oberoi and Taj Mahal were targeted, as well as a bar popular with foreigners, the AP reports. Some sources have the death toll as low as 16. “The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades,” a police official said. “The encounters are still going on and we are trying to overpower them.”

A man injured in a gun battle is carried to a hospital, at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in Mumbai, India.
A man injured in a gun battle is carried to a hospital, at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo)
People seek cover at the front of a hotel in Mumbai, India.
People seek cover at the front of a hotel in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo)
A fire burns at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai.
A fire burns at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai.   (AP Photo)
Policemen stand guard on a street at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India.
Policemen stand guard on a street at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo)
A man shows the wounds of another man who was injured in a gunbattle at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India.
A man shows the wounds of another man who was injured in a gunbattle at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo)
A man injured in a gun battle is carried to a hospital in Mumbai, India.
A man injured in a gun battle is carried to a hospital in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

Attack comes on eve of India-Pakistan anti-terror summit
Reuters

British Euro-MP hiding out in hotel after attacks
ITN

Reports from the ground in Mumbai
Al Jazeera

14 Westerners held hostage, reports say
Fox News

 
India • explosion • Mumbai • terrorist attack • gunfire • gunmen • grenade

More Newser Stories

Indian Army in Gunfights With Terrorists at Hotels

Westerners Hostage in Mumbai Chaos

Rabbi, Wife Slain in Mumbai Jewish Center

Mumbai Jewish Center Siege Over; Hostages Dead

Taj Mahal Hotel Cleared of Terrorists: India
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne