- 2 terrorists killed in shootout inside Taj Mahal hotel
- Terrorists holed up in Trident (Oberoi) hotel, Cama Hospital
- Terrorists struck at 10 places: Desmukh
- Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare killed
- 11 policemen, including five officers, killed: Deshmukh
- Army arrives at Hotel Oberoi to flush out terrorists
- Seven foreigners among 15 taken hostage by two gunmen in Taj Hotel
- Firing reported from Hotel Marriott in Colaba
- Colaba: BP Petrol Pump blown up
- 10 killed in Colaba attack
- Taxi blown up in Vile Parle
- Gun battle outside Metro cinema hall
- Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Taj under siege
- Mumbai police say air surveillance ready
- Local trains suspended
- Gunfire and grenades, the latest modus operandi of terrorists
- Roads in Mumbai completely deserted
- Terrorists still holed up at Nariman House
- Crowded areas and buildings one behind another, difficult situation for rescue
- Most Mumbai targets foreigners' favourite hangouts
- PM briefed about the situation by Home department
Mumbai: At least 101 people, including a foreign tourist and a top counter-terror officer, were killed and about 287 injured as terrorists struck in the heart of Mumbai in planned and synchronised attacks.
Terrorists were reported to be holding 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 Hostel.
Three top police officials, including Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, were among the nine policemen killed in gunfights with the terrorists, police confirmed.
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.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Ghafoor said the attacks were suspected to be "coordinated terrorist acts", and added that automatic weapons like AK-47 and AK-56 and semi-automatic rifles as well as grenades were apparently used.
Maharashtra government spokesman Bhushan Gagarani confirmed 78 people were killed and 287 injured, many of them grievously.
He said two terrorists were killed in gun battles with police while nine were held.
It appeared that small groups of heavily armed terrorists sneaked into busy public places, mostly in south Mumbai, in the dead of the night spreading panic in the city.
Many of the locations targeted, mostly in upscale south Mumbai, were favourite destinations of foreign tourists, like the Leopold Restaurant in Colaba. The restaurant was riddled with bullet holes and there were blood on the floor and shoes left by fleeing customers.
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