Smoke and debris are seen after the Indian army fired at a room where terrorists are believed to be hiding insideThe Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Indian commandos were locked in heavy fighting inside the hotel Saturday as they battled to end two-day-old assault by Pakistan-linked militants which has left up to 155 dead, including foreigners. (AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)From The Guardian:
Scene inside Taj hotel is grim as dozens of bodies are likely to be unearthed
The death toll after three days of violence in Mumbai rose past 150 as shroud-wrapped bodies were ferried last night from the smouldering remains of a luxury hotel and an ultra-orthodox Jewish centre freed from the clutches of Islamist militants.
More than 300 people were injured in the fighting which began when gunmen took the streets of India's financial capital late on Wednesday spraying bullets and throwing grenades to spread terror across the city.
They ended up invading several Mumbai landmarks: two luxury hotels and a Jewish house of prayer - a new phenomenon for India but a familiar pattern from attacks inspired by militant Islamism.
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