Colaba back to normal after witnessing horrific battle

Mumbai, Nov 30 (UNI) The Colaba area of south Mumbai, that became a battle ground for terrorists and security forces for 59 hours after the city was attacked on the night of November 26, is gradualy regaining its ''business as it used be earlier apart from the presence of police personnel and media OB vans.

However the shutter of the popular watering hole of tourists and Bombay's hip crowd ''Cafe Leopold'' is still down and under the watchful gaze of the security personnel.

Teams of police and security officials are carrying on the ''sanitation'' operations at the Taj and Oberoi-Trident. The police Line of Control spreads to 200 metres around both the sites, heavily guarded by police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel.

Nariman House, meanwhile had a lighter security cover with only a detachment of police guarding the perimeter.

The Taj hotel is still a magnet for the media and people are also seen holding placards and candles in salutation of the security forces and voicing their anguish towards the politicians.

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