WORLD OF CRISIS

Nov 28, 2008

NSG commandos open fire at Nariman House

An Indian National Security Guard (NSG) commando is seen rappelling from a helicopter onto the roof of the Nariman House in Mumbai where militants have held hostages.

NSG commandos open fire from a chopper at Nariman house, where two to three terrorists are believed to be holed up.

A witness said security forces fired into the building, apparently to provide cover, as commandos rappeled down a rope from the helicopter.

NSG snipers at the site of a besieged Jewish center in Mumbai have opened fire.

Sharpshooters in buildings opposite the headquarters of the ultra-orthodox Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch began shooting early Friday as a helicopter circled overhead.

Militants were believed to be holed up inside the building - possibly with hostages.

Earlier, three fresh explosions rocked Nariman House early on Friday as security forces battled hard through the night to end the siege of Taj and Trident luxury hotels by heavily-armed terrorists as the death toll in the audacious strikes in ten places across the city climbed to 127.

As NSG commandos closed in on Nariman House, a Jewish residential complex in Colaba in south Mumbai, for a final assault, two explosions within a span of ten to 15 minutes slowed down their operation. A third explosion was heard at 4.47 am.

"The operation to clean up the Nariman House is still going on," Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) J K Dutt told reporters adding "it is just a matter of time and it will end soon".

Dutt said the operations at Hotel Taj was by and large over with just one injured terrorist still holed-up in the building. "He has been injured and I think we will be able to mop up the operation there very quickly," he said.

source:timesofindia

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