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Hostages Taken at Mumbai Jewish Center

Police prepare to raid building; rabbi among those inside

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 27, 2008 6:08 AM CST
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(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 a foreign element to the attack, as past attacks by Indian radical Muslims have targeted Hindu sites.

According to Indian news station IBN, one terrorist has been killed at the complex housing the Jewish center, and commandos are preparing to storm the building. The Chabad House is a particularly popular stop for everyone from Orthodox Jews on business to young Israeli backpackers. The center was founded by a rabbi and his wife, Israelis who also hold American citizenship.

A man looks on from an adjoining building of Nariman Bhawan, where suspected militants have taken hostage Jewish families, at Colaba, Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
A man looks on from an adjoining building of Nariman Bhawan, where suspected militants have taken hostage Jewish families, at Colaba, Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Indian Army soldiers arrive in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Teams of gunmen have stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish group's headquarters.
Indian Army soldiers arrive in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Teams of gunmen have stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish group's headquarters.   (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Commandos take positions from an adjoining building of Nariman Bhawan, where suspected militants have taken hostage Jewish families, at Colaba, Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
Commandos take positions from an adjoining building of Nariman Bhawan, where suspected militants have taken hostage Jewish families, at Colaba, Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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Nov 26, 2008 10:09 PM CST
please say prayers 4 gavrial noach ben freida bluma and 4 his wife , rivka bas yehudis ,and 4 his son , moshe tzvi ben rivka, may G-d bless them all, and the Rebba pray 4 his Emisarys , moshiach now

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