Over 160 dead in Mumbai terror attacks

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Source: CCTV.com | 11-29-2008 12:10

Local television has quoted the chief commando as saying that the operation to dislodge militants at the Taj Mahal hotel is now over.

An Indian policeman escorts out a survivor from the shooting  site after an attack at the Chattrapati Shivaji train station  in Mumbai as blood stains the floor amid scattered luggage. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Meanwhile, over at the Oberoi, as many as 30 hostages have been found dead. Reports say the newly-found bodies have raised the death toll to over 160.

Throughout Friday night, the Taj Mahal hotel was racked by hours of sporadic gunfire and explosions, between Indian security forces and suspected Islamic militants.

By Friday evening, nine gunmen had been killed and one had been arrested.

A member of India's Marine Commado says the Mumbai landmark was filled with terrified civilians, making it very difficult for the commandos to fire on the gunmen.

Hundreds of civilians have been rescued from the hotel.

Outside the hotel, reporters say two journalists appear to have been injured as a result of gunfire exchange.