Terrorists held people hostage in two five-star hotels, the Taj Intercontinental and Trident (formerly Oberoi) facing the waterfront across the Arabian Sea, and the Madam Cama Hospital.Among terror targets was the city's busiest railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST). "This is a most audacious attack. It is a very serious situation and gun battles are still on in at least three places," said Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Deshmukh confirmed early Thursday morning that terrorists had struck at 10 places.
Commandos mounted a decisive assault on the terrorists’ holdouts in the Taj, the Oberoi and the Nariman House, in an attempt to flush out terrorists and rescue all hostages. The death toll has mounted to 125, while 327 people have been injured.
All communication channels inside all the hotels have been blocked, though it is learnt that terrorists might be keeping in touch with the outside world through satellite phones. The action so far has left 6 foreigners, 14 police personnel, and one home guard dead. Ten terrorists have also been killed. Two terrorists have been apprehended so far, with one being identified as Abu Ismail from Faridkot, Pakistan.
Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) A.N. Roy has ruled out any negotiation with the terrorists. "There will be no negotiations with the terrorists. We will very soon get them either alive or dead," he said.
Several television channels have reported to have received calls from the suspected terrorists who claim to have launched the attacks to draw the attention of the government to the plight of the Muslims in India.
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