All Chinese delegations leave Mumbai safely
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    MUMBAI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai said on Saturday that all the Chinese delegations have left Mumbai safely.

    Liu Zhun, Consular Attache from the Economical and Commercial Section, told Xinhua reporter Saturday morning that all the Chinese trading and investment delegations in Mumbai have left safely.

Soldiers take position near the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, Nov. 28, 2008.

Soldiers take position near the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, Nov. 28, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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    Since the terrorists launched a serial attacks from Nov. 26, Mumbai Consulate-General has organized and rescued 6 Chinese delegates.

    No Chinese was hurt in the serial terror attacks.

Oberoi, Nariman House secure, Taj firing still on 

Indian soldiers and policemen enter the Nariman House to rescue the hostages in Mumbai's Jewish centre, Mumbai, Inida on Nov. 28, 2008.  (Xinhua Photo)
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    MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The terror war on Mumbai is on the verge of ending Friday night with security forces securing the 5-star Oberoi hotel and a Jewish Centre -- Nariman House, but gunmen continued to hold out inside the Taj hotel at the end of pitched combat that left 30 hostages dead.

    At the Nariman House, a residential complex housing a prayer hall, commandos were air dropped from helicopters in a first such operation ever. Two militants were killed but not before five of the hostages were eliminated by them.

Indian National Security Guard (NSG) commandos are seen on the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai in this frame grab fron Star TV footage November 28, 2008. Indian commandos were dropped by helicopter onto the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai, where suspected Islamist militants are holding at least 10 Israelis, live television pictures showed on Friday.

Indian National Security Guard (NSG) commandos are seen on the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai in this frame grab fron Star TV footage November 28, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Released foreign hostage: I did not see anything  

    MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- "I don't know what was happening," an unidentified woman, who was among some 50 people, mainly foreigners, escorted out of the Oberoi-Trident hotel here Friday after being confined to their rooms for more than 36 hours.

    The entire group was taken in a bus to the trauma center of the Bombay Hospital for precautionary tests.

Mumbai terror attack death toll rises to 143

     MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Mumbai police commissioner said that the Mumbai terror attack death toll had risen to 143.

    The police officer told Xinhua on Friday that six hostages had been rescued from the Taj hotel, and nine terrorists were killed so far, one arrested, 2-3 terrorists are yet to be nabbed.

Hostage crisis continues in Mumbai

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    Mumbai, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A hostage crisis continued in Mumbai, India, with over 10 hostages still in Taj Hotel and another 100 people being believed to be trapped in Oberoi Hotel, police said Friday.

    It's over 36 hours since Mumbai was taken over by terrorist attack. And there's still no end to the nightmare.

Editor: Yao
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