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7:07pm UK, Wednesday November 26, 2008
Unknown terrorists have conducted a coordinated attack across Mumbai's major tourist hubs, with over a dozen deaths and many injuries reported.
Mumbai under high alert after the attacks hit major business and tourist hubs
Gunmen targeted luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks across India's financial capital.
At least 25 people have been wounded, according to police and witnesses.
The police commissioner A. Roy said: "The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed."
Gunmen opened fire on two of the city's best known Luxury hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi.
They also attacked the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station in southern Mumbai and Leopold's restaurant, a Mumbai landmark.
It was not immediately clear what the motive was for the attacks.
A British eyewitness who was caught in one of the attacks, Alex Chamberlin, said there is "no doubt in my mind" that the attacks were the result of a fundamentalist Islamic terror attack.
Conservative MEPSajjad Karim was trapped in the Taj Palace Hotel in the southern part of the city as one of the attacks took place.
Tory MEP Witnessed Shootings
He told Sky News: "There was a lot of commotion in the main lobby, and then another gunman came right in front of us and started shooting.
"Isaw a number of people go down, but I was fortunate enough to get away."
He added: "We've no idea what is going on outside."
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