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Pakistani Ship May Have Carried Mumbai Terrorists

Rabbi, wife remain hostages

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 27, 2008 10:59 AM CST

(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 his wife, who run a Jewish outreach group targeted by the gunmen yesterday, are still being held. The death toll stands at 125.

The origin of the terrorists remains in question: the navy’s report seemed to indicate a Pakistan connection, and the Press Trust of India quoted a source today who claimed they were indeed Pakistani nationals. But witnesses have told the Times that the men were Indians. Regardless of their nationality, the group had “external linkages” to global terrorist networks, India’s prime minister said today.

In this undated photo provided by the family on Thursday, Nov. 27,  2008, Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka are seen.
In this undated photo provided by the family on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka are seen.   (AP Photo)
Indian army and paramilitary soldiers take up positions outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
Indian army and paramilitary soldiers take up positions outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
An Indian army helicopter hovers as smoke comes out of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
An Indian army helicopter hovers as smoke comes out of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site in Jerusalem's Old City, for the  well-being of their friends  Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, who are being held hostage by suspected gunmen in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site in Jerusalem's Old City, for the well-being of their friends Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, who are being...   (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Guest
Nov 27, 2008 11:04 PM CST
so the deal is,their rules or everyone dies? I guess people better choose sides then because if it's they die or we die,I pick them.

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