Seven hostages rescued from besieged Mumbai complex: officials
Agence France-Presse | 11/28/2008 3:36 AM
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MUMBAI - Seven hostages have been rescued from a Mumbai residential-business complex, also housing a Jewish centre, which was attacked by Islamic gunmen, Indian security officials said late Thursday.
The nationalities of those freed was not given, although some foreigners were seen being led away to safety by police, an AFP photographer at the scene said.
"We've recovered seven hostages from the complex. Sweeping operations are ongoing," a security official told reporters outside Nariman House, the complex in central Mumbai.
Nariman House is home to a Jewish prayer and study centre -- Chabad House -- run by the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitch sect which doubles as a hostel.
The complex was one of at least 10 sites targeted by groups of gunmen, who launched coordinated attacks in the city on Wednesday evening.
Officials said commandos continued to sweep through the nearby Oberoi/Trident hotel, where a large number of guests -- including foreigners -- were either hiding in their rooms or being held hostage.
They also said they had nearly completed their operation to flush out all Islamic militants holed up in Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, with just one injured gunman remaining.
