Mumbai attack: 183 civilians, 22 foreigners dead
Just
in:
ML
Kumawat,
Speial
Secretary,
Home
MInistry
gave
out
the
exact
toll
figure
in
the
press
conference.
183
civilians,
22
foreigners
were
killed
in
the
Mumbai
mayhem.
6:00
PM
11/29/2008
Mumbai,
Nov
29:
The
toll
in
the
worst-ever
terror
attacks
in
the
city
mounted
to
195
as
several
bodies
were
taken
out
from
the
besieged
Hotel
Trident
and
Nariman
House
after
completion
of
the
59-hour-long
commando
operations.
The figure is expected to be much higher, as casualty figure in the Taj Hotel is yet to be known. Sources in the Disaster Management of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said 195 people were killed, including 10 foreigners and 15 police personnel. Besides, 295 others were wounded. The injured had been admitted to several hospitals in the city. Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ashok Kamte, encounter specialist and Senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar were killed in the exchange of fire at Cama Hospital in south Mumbai on Wednesday night.
Apart from them, National Security Guard (NSG) Major Sandeep Unnithan and two commandos died during the operation and a commando injured in Nariman House battle.
Police said 10 terrorists were gunned down in the operation and another was injured. A large number of arms and ammunition were recovered from the Hotel Trident, Hotel Taj Mahal and Nariman House.
UNI