Fighting Escalates In Mumbai Standoff

Indian commandos take position during an ongoing gun battle in Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. Gunfire and explosions rocked a luxury Mumbai hotel early on Saturday, the last battleground after three days of attacks by Islamist militants in India's financial capital that have killed at least 144 people. Two or three gunmen remained holed up in the vast, 105-year-old Taj Mahal hotel, but all the others had been killed or taken into custody, officials said. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)

From The New York Times:

More than 150 people die after gunmen attack 10 sites across Mumbai.

MUMBAI, India - Indian forces targeted the landmark Taj Mahal hotel with grenades and gunfire Saturday morning as suspected Muslim militants made a last stand, just hours after elite commandos stormed a Jewish outreach center and found six hostages dead.

More than 150 people were killed in the violence that began when gunmen attacked 10 sites across India's financial capital Wednesday night. Fifteen foreigners, including five Americans, were among the dead.

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My Comment: It sounds like they are making their last stand.

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