Systematic Mass Murder - India

Mumbai terror attacks: troops storm hotels

Loudon and agencies | November 27, 2008

Article from: The Australian

INDIAN commandos have stormed two hotels hit by co-ordinated Islamist terrorist attacks in Mumbai overnight that targeted tourists and left at least 80 people dead.

More than 900 people, including two Australians, have been injured in India's financial capital after one of the biggest attacks since 9/11, targeting the city's luxury hotels and taking hostage scores of foreigners.


Officials said that the terrorists, firing high velocity rifles, had swept through some of India's most famous hotels seeking American and British as well as other tourists.

At least 12 targets across Mumbai were attacked in the co-ordinated onslaught, which killed the city's two top Anti-Terrorist Squad officials.

Among the targets attacked were the Taj Mahal and Oberoi (Trident) hotels, all of which were crowded with foreigners including Australians.

• WITNESS: They were very young, like boys
• ANALYSIS: A new tactic by Islamist militants
• GALLERIES: Mumbai terror attacks
• FLICKR: Pictures posted directly online
• AUDIO: Bruce Loudon reports from India

Australian dead in Mumbai massacre

Staff writers and wires

AN Australian man has died in the savage terrorist attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai that saw hundreds taken hostage and at least 101 killed.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/