Archive for November 26th, 2008

100 killed, foreigners taken hostage in Mumbai attacks (AFP)

Written by on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 in Latest News.

Closeup map of Mumbai locating the known areas of Wednesday's attacks. Up to 100 people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks across India's commercial capital Mumbai, as gunmen armed with assault rifles and grenades hit two luxury hotels and took foreign guests hostage.(AFP/Graphic)AFP – Army commandos laid siege Thursday to two luxury hotels in Mumbai where gunmen held foreign guests hostage as part of coordinated attacks across India’s financial capital that left up to 100 dead.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

N.J. Soldier Returns Home For Thanksgiving

Written by on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 in Latest News.

A New Jersey family has something to be extra thankful for on Thanksgiving, their son — a soldier serving in Iraq — returned home for the holidays.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Some 100 killed as gunmen rampage in India city (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 in Latest News.

Fire engulfs a part of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital Wednesday night, killing at least 78 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)AP – Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a well loved restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India’s financial capital, killing at least 101 people, taking Westerners hostage and leaving parts of the city under siege Thursday, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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