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Big Terror Strike in India: Mumbai Under Siege
The Moderate Voice —
... is critical.
“Every top line anti-terror force in the country has been pushed into Mumbai including commandos of the National Security Guard, Marine Commandos and Army commandos. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an emergency Cabinet meeting. Home Minister Shivraj Patil is back in Delhi from Mumbai for the meet.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: TMV International Columnist Swaraaj Chauhan is a veteran New Delhi journalist who lives in India.]
“ More here…
India Terror Attacks Still Underway
Ace of Spades HQ —
... financial hub. The fourth floor of the five-star hotel is on fire and according to some reports, at least 30 are still trapped inside, most of them held hostage by armed gunmen. The Army, the Navy, the National Security Guard and Rapid Action Force are involved in the raging encounter with unspecified number of heavily-armed terrorists. For those interested in keeping up to date, here are a few Indian media sources. IBN TV news site and streaming video . NDTV And The Times of India .
The Mumbai Attacks - Al Qaeda, Pakistani Proxies or Hindutva Backlash?
Newshoggers.com —
... have now moved into a second day. Attacks by well-armed and organised Moslem terrorists, who targeted UK, US and Israeli nationals in particular and took hostages at top hotels in India's financial capital, have catapulted India's boiling sectarian feuds and regional tensions into the news this Thanksgiving. Some of the most up-to-date reporting can be found at India's NDTV.com. ...
India Terror Attacks...Government Forces Launch Counter Attack At Residential Building
Ace of Spades HQ —
... (streaming video link). They seem to think all the hostages are out of there but there are still two or three terrorists inside. Supposedly the government has approved this coverage but that seems odd. 30+ hours into this attack there are 125 dead (including 14 police officers and 6 non-Indian nationals), 320+ injured.
Pakistan could move army on border: Report
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... with Afghanistan if there is escalation in tension with India, where nearly 200 people were killed in the multiple terror attacks on the Indian financial capital. "These sources have said NATO and the US command have been told that Pakistan would not be able to concentrate on the war on terror and against militants around the Afghanistan border as defending its borders with India was far more important," Geo News quoted senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir as saying.Read more: http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/default.aspx
Comparing Indian and US Coverage of the Mumbai Attacks
This Modern World —
Since I’m hoping to visit India in April, I recently bought a package of nine Indian TV channels on the satellite dish here. Coincidentally, service was activated just hours after last week’s attacks on Mumbai began. As I’m recovering from a brief illness, I was stuck on the couch anyway, so I watched a ton of both Indian and U.S. coverage of the attacks. From India, I watched two English-language 24-hour news channels, TimesNow and NDTV 24×7 , frantically reporting details as they came in. (I also spent some time with Star Plus ’s interruption of its normal ...
