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Mumbai: Terrorist attacks

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Terrorists landed at Sasson Dock: Eyewitnesses

MUMBAI: The terrorists who wreaked havoc in south Mumbai Wednesday night had arrived by a boat and moored it at a fisherman's colony by the beach near Sasson Dock, some one km from the Taj Continental Hotel, eyewitnesses said.

The boat carried 10 terrorists and a very large amount of what looked like heavy cartons, the eyewitnesses added.

The fishermen's version corroborates what Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil said Thursday morning that the terrorists arrived here virtually incognito by the sea route. All the targets are either seafront locations or close to the Arabian Sea.

According to some fishermen who were near the beach at the time, they got suspicious about the movements of the 10 people who had arrived on the boat.

"Since they did not look at all like fishermen, we asked them what they were unloading on the beach. One of them said bluntly in Hindi to mind our own business and let them do their own," said one of the fishermen.

He also revealed that while eight of them alighted from the boat, two others went away on the boat.

It was soon after that firing at the Leopold cafe in Colaba in the vicinity of the Taj Hotel started. Later in the night, the police also detected 8 kg of RDX dumped near the Bade Mian eating joint on the road behind the hotel.

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North-eastern states of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur

This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update). The overall level of the advice has increased.
Summary
?We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to India at this time because of the very high risk of terrorist activity by terrorists and militant groups.
?If you do decide to travel to India, you should exercise extreme caution.
?On 26 and 27 November 2008, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks were launched in Mumbai targeting a number of locations, including major hotels, restaurants, the railway station and near the domestic airport terminal. Reports indicate both gunfire and explosions were involved and hostages taken. The attacks have resulted in many people being killed and injured.
?The Mumbai attacks show terrorists in India are deliberately targeting Westerners. Further attacks cannot be ruled out. These attacks could take place at any time, anywhere, including in places frequented by foreigners. You should take particular care to avoid places known to be terrorist targets.
See the Terrorism section for details.
?Australians should avoid travel to Mumbai at this time.
?Australians in Mumbai should remain in a safe location, monitor the media for information about new safety and security risks and follow the advice of local authorities.
?The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has set up a hotline for Australians with concerns for family or friends in Mumbai on 1800 002 214. Australians overseas requiring consular assistance should contact the Department Foreign Affairs and Trade on +61 2 6261 3305.
?Reports indicate that services to Mumbai?s international and domestic airports have been disrupted. Australians should check with their airline on the status of their flights and the situation at these airports.
?The arrest of a high-profile political figure on 21 October 2008 may cause violent protests and riots in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra.
?Violent protests and demonstrations occur frequently throughout India. Australians are urged to avoid protests, and should monitor international and local media and follow the instructions of local authorities.
?A series of explosions occurred in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, including in the capital Guwahati on 30 October. Over 70 people were killed and hundreds injured.
?Explosions occurred in Modasa Town, Gujurat and Malegeon, Maharashtra on 29 September. Reports indicate people were killed and dozens injured.
?An explosion occurred in Mehrauli Flower Market (near Qutab Minar tomb) in South Delhi on 27 September 2008. One person was killed and over a dozen injured.
?Five explosions occurred in New Delhi on the evening of 13 September 2008, resulting in 24 deaths and over 100 people injured.
?Security has been tightened in all major cities across India. Further attacks cannot be ruled out.
?You should be particularly vigilant in the lead up to and on days of national significance such as Republic Day (26 January) and Independence Day (15 August), as militants have in a number of past instances marked such occasions with attacks.
?We advise you not to travel to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, other than to the Ladakh region via Manali, or by air to the regions main city of Leh, due to frequent armed clashes and terrorist activities.
?We advise you not to travel in the immediate vicinity of the border with Pakistan, other than at the international border crossing at Wagah.
?We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to the north-eastern states of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur because of the risk of armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion and terrorism related incidents. If you do decide to travel to these areas, you should exercise extreme caution.:tiphat:http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/India
 
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Standoff in Mumbai down to one hotel
By Keith Bradsher and Somini Sengupta Published: November 28, 2008

MUMBAI, India: The standoff in the Indian commercial capital of Mumbai narrowed to a final running battle between commandos and at least one gunman who was still roaming the charred corridors of a luxury hotel, the Taj Mahal, but the murderous assault on this city continued to shake the nation and ratcheted up tensions with neighboring Pakistan.

American intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Friday there was mounting evidence that a Pakistani militant group based in Kashmir, most likely Lashkar-e-Taiba, was responsible for the deadly attacks on Mumbai.

After two days of fighting, Indian security forces killed the attackers in one luxury hotel in the city known as the Oberoi Trident, freeing civilians trapped inside, as well as gunmen occupying the headquarters of an Orthodox Jewish organization nearby, ending the conflicts there.

All told, police said, more than 150 people, including at least 22 foreigners, were killed in the attacks across the city, which began on Wednesday night, as more bodies were carried out from the two hotels and the community center.
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Egyptians returnees from hell «Mumbai»: the bombers did not distinguish between a man or a woman in a large or small

كتب محمد طلعت الهوارى ٣/ ١٢/ ٢٠٠٨ Talaat Mohamed Al-Hawari 12-3 / 2008

لم يخطر ببال المهندس أسامة إمبابى، صاحب شركة كيماويات صيدلية ومعملية، وصديقه وزميله الدكتور أسامة عامر، أن رحلة عمل روتينية إلى الهند ستتحول إلى كابوس، استمرت وقائعه ساعات، إلا أنه مرت أيام وليال، توقف عندها التفكير فى كل شيء، إلا رؤية الأهل والأحباب المنتظرين فى مصر. Did not anticipate engineer Osama

Imbaby, owner of a pharmacy and laboratory chemicals, and his friend and his colleague, Dr. Osama al-Amer, the routine business trip to India turn into a nightmare, and continued a recent hours, it passed days and nights, then stop thinking about everything, but the vision of parents and loved ones Waiting in Egypt.

تبدأ تفاصيل قصتهما فى ٢٦ نوفمبر الماضى، عندما توجها إلى الهند لحضور معرض دولى للمستلزمات الصيدلية، تقابلا فى مطار القاهرة، كانت الساعة تشير إلى الثانية ظهراً، كما يقول المهندس أسامة إمبابى، عندما وصلا مدينة «مومباى» عاصمة الهند التجارية، ووضعا الأمتعة فى غرف نومهما بفندق «أوبروى».

Details Qsthma begin in November 26 last, when they came to India to attend an international exhibition of pharmaceutical supplies, met at the airport in Cairo, was referring to the second at noon, and Osama Al Imbaby, when the city arrived «Mumbai» commercial capital of India, and placed in the baggage room Their bedroom hotel «Oberoi».

وتابع امبابى: «حصلنا على قسط من الراحة بعد رحلة الطيران، حتى الثامنة والنصف مساء، حيث كان هناك لقاء بينى وبين رجل أعمال هندى فى ردهة الفندق «اللوبى»، وبعد التاسعة مساء، توجهنا إلى منطقة «كولابا»، والتى تبعد عن الفندق حوالى ٣ كيلومترات، وهناك اشترينا بعض الأشياء، وقررنا التجول بالمنطقة قليلاً ثم تناول وجبة العشاء فى أحد المطاعم بالمنطقة.

The Ambaby: «We got some rest after the flight, even eighth and a half late, as there was for me from an Indian businessman in the hotel lobby« lobby », and after the ninth night, we went to the« Koba », which far from the hotel about 3 kilometers, and bought some things, and we decided curfew zone a bit, then the meal in a restaurant area.

لم يتصورا أن الدقائق التالية ستحول نزهتهما البسيطة كسائحين، إلى شاهدى عيان على واحدة من أشرس الهجمات الإرهابية، التى أودت بحياة ما يقرب من ١٩٥ شخصاً، يقول إمبابى: كنا فى طريقنا إلى المطعم وفجأة سمعنا صوت طلقات نارية تصدر من سلاح آلى، والناس من حولنا يركضون فى كل اتجاه، اقتربنا أكثر من صوت الطلقات، فإذا بشخصين ممسكين بسلاحين آليين يصوبان نيرانهما تجاه المارة، ويصوبانهما باتجاه كافتيريا تضم أجانب وسياحاً.

Not conceivable that the next few minutes will Enzethma simple tourists to watch eye on one of the worst terrorist attacks, which killed nearly 195 people, Imbaby say: We were on our way to the restaurant and suddenly heard gunshots come from automatic weapon, and the people around us Running in every direction, closer to the sound of the shots, if two persons holding Bslahin Isoban automatic rifles to passers-by, and Isoubanhma the direction of the cafeteria and foreign tourists.

لم تفرق نيران السلاحين الآليين بين رجل أو امرأة، كبير أو صغير، الكل نصيبه بضع طلقات فقط لأنه كان هناك، كما يقول إمبابى، ويضيف: أصبنا بحالة من الهلع والخوف الشديد، وبدأ الظلام يكسو المنطقة، إضافة إلى سماعنا صوت انفجارات لقنابل مع إطلاق النار، لم نجد أمامنا مفرا سوى بيت مفتوح، قصدنا الدور الأول، وفتح لنا رب أسرة هندى باب شقته وأدخلنا، لم نكن نعلم ما يجرى، حتى فتحت الأسرة الهندية التليفزيون، وعلمنا أن هناك هجمات فى مناطق متفرقة.

Fire did not distinguish between the navies machine man or woman, large or small, all share a few shots because he was only there Imbaby says, and adds: We are a state of panic and fear deep and dark hair started the region, in addition to hearing the voice of explosions of bombs with fire , The only way but we have an open house, meant the first round and opened a door of an Indian head of the family apartment and introduced, we did not know what is going on, so the family opened the Indian television,(This Indian family who opened their door to strangers may have saved their lives - Fla1) and we know that there are attacks in different areas.

انتشرت قوات الجيش الهندى وأحكمت سيطرتها على شوارع مومباى بحلول الثانية صباحاً، وخلت الشوارع من المارة، إلا سيارات المطافئ والمصفحات، وزاد قلق إمبابى وعامر ومضيفهما الهندى، بعد تردد أنباء عن احتجاز منفذى الهجمات لعائلة إسرائيلية فى منزل مجاور، وبين أصوات الأسلحة الآلية، وانفجارات القنابل، توقف تفكير امبابى وعامر عند أسرتيهما.

Indian army troops are deployed and tightened control over the streets of Mumbai by two o'clock in the morning and the streets were empty of pedestrians, but cars and armored vehicles fire, and increased concern and Amir Imbaby and their host, Indian, after news of the detention of perpetrators of the attacks, an Israeli family in a nearby house, and the voices of automatic weapons and grenade blasts Stop thinking Ambaby Amer when their families.

وفى الوقت نفسه، وعلى بعدما ما يقرب من ٧ ساعات بالطائرة، كانت زوجة إمبابى وابنتاه فى حالة رعب شديد، فيما تجمد ابنه عمرو أمام شاشة التليفزيون، يتابع الأنباء الواردة عن الهجمات الإرهابية على قناتى الجزيرة والـ«CNN»، وهم يحاولون الوصول إليه عبر هاتفه المحمول.

At the same time, and after about 7 hours by plane, the Imbaby wife and two daughters were very frightened, and to freeze his son Amr screen television, following the news of the terrorist attacks on TV stations, Al-Jazeera and the «CNN», they are trying to access it via telephone Mobile phone.

تقول زوجة إمبابى: كنت فى غاية القلق، خاصة أن أعداد الضحايا كانت تتزايد لحظة بلحظة، وبدأت القنوات الفضائية تبث صوراً للضحايا وحجم الدمار، مما زاد من قلقنا وخوفنا إلى أن تلقيت اتصالاً من زوجى، طلب فيه أن نخبره بما لدينا من معلومات عن الهجمات لأنه فى أحد المنازل ولا يستطيع النزول، فأخبرناه بما تابعناه على شاشات التليفزيون، وطلبت منه العودة سالماً بأى طريقة، وبشكل فورى، وأخبرنى بسوء الأوضاع وعدم قدرته على التحرك من مكانه، مما زادنى قلقاً ورعباً، ولم أهدأ إلا بعدما أكد لى أنه فى السفارة المصرية وأنه آمن!

Imbaby wife says: I was very concerned, especially as the number of victims was increasing moment by moment, and satellite channels started broadcasting pictures of the victims and the scale of destruction, which has increased our concern and fear that I received a call from my husband requested that we have to tell him how, including information on the attacks that In a house can not go, including Vobrnah seen on television, and asked him to return safely in any way, and immediately, and told me in bad conditions and inability to move from place, which Zadny concern and alarm, not only calmer after Li stressed that the Egyptian embassy and that Safe!

وفى الناحية الأخرى، بدأ إمبابى يدرك ماذا يحدث حوله، وعلم بحدوث تفجيرات وإطلاق نار فى فندق «تاج محل»، وسينما «مترو»، وفندق «أوبروى»، حيث مقر إقامته وصديقه الدكتور أسامة عامر، وتذكر أرقام السفارة المصرية فى العاصمة الهندية «نيودلهى»، وأجرى اتصالاً هاتفياً بمسؤوليها، واتصلت به السفيرة نبيلة سلامة، القنصل العام المصرى فى الهند، وطلبت منه التزام الهدوء وعدم مغادرة مكانه، وأكدت له أن هناك رفعاً لحالة الطوارئ، وأن القوات الهندية منتشرة فى كل مكان.

On the other hand, entered Imbaby aware of what is happening around him, and aware of bombings and shootings in a hotel «Taj Mahal», and cinema «Metro», and hotel «Oberoi», where his residence and his friend, Osama al-Amer, and recalls the Egyptian embassy figures in the Indian capital «New Delhi », And made a telephone call Bmswouliha, contacted by Ambassador Nabila Salama, the Egyptian Consul General in India, and asked him to remain calm and not to leave the place, and assured him that there was lifting a state of emergency, and Indian troops deployed everywhere.

يقول الدكتور أسامة عامر: التزمنا بتوجيهات السفيرة، حتى جاءت إلينا فى سيارة تحمل أرقام هيئة دبلوماسية وأخرجتنا من «مومباى»، واصطحبتنا إلى مقر السفارة فى «نيودلهى»، بعد أن شكرنا الأسرة الهندية المضيفة، ومنحتهم السفيرة هدية تعبيراً عن الشكر والامتنان، وأخبرنا مسؤولو السفارة بعدم التحرك منها نظرًا لخطورة الأوضاع.

Dr. Usama Amer: we guidance Ambassador, came to us in the car with diplomatic number of Okrjtna «Mumbai», Astahptna and to the headquarters of the embassy in «New Delhi», after our Indian host family, and giving them a gift Ambassador expression of thanks and gratitude, officials told us Embassy of failing to act, in view of the seriousness of the situation.

بعد هدوء الأوضاع نسبيًا، ومن خلال التنسيق بين السفارة المصرية وإدارة فندق «أوبروى»، استطاع إمبابى وعامر العودة إلى الفندق لجلب أمتعتهم، بعد التنقل بين أكثر من فندق حسب تعليمات أمنية تلقياها، وهناك كانت صدمة بانتظارهما، فلم يكن المشهد فى الفندق ومنطقة الاستقبال كما كان فى مساء يوم ٢٦ نوفمبر، فآثار الحريق والدمار فى كل مكان، دماء غطت أرضيات ردهته الفاخرة، وأمتعة وأوراق مبعثرة هنا وهناك.

After a relatively calm conditions, and through coordination between the Egyptian Embassy and the Department of Hotel «Oberoi», and Amir Imbaby able to return to the hotel to fetch their belongings, after moving between more than a hotel as instructed by security Tlkieha, and there was a shock waiting, it was not the scene at the hotel reception area and also Was on the evening of November 26, the effects of fire and destruction everywhere, blood covered the floors Rdhth luxury luggage and papers scattered here and there.

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