Replies: 361 - Last Post: 30-Dec-2008 09:21 Last Post By: KenI
MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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The Oberoi Hotel is on Fire.MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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CNN footage is showing dead bodies being carried out of the Oberoi Hotel. At least 10 people have died and 25 injured.MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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just heard on BBC WS that the Oberoi's reception is on fire and that two of the attackers at the Taj and Oberoi were still exchanging fire with police...No longer posting on TT because TT sucks.
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Reports of 80 dead are now coming in from the hospital. Not looking very good. link
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Is this the first terrorist attack to specifically target tourists in India? I suppose the Varanasi bombings had that character too, but not nearly to this extent.Abdel
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Not sure, Abdelnaby. But it was reported on CNN today that India has more terrorist attacks than any other country in the world other than Iraq.MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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Wikipedia as a page that is being updated as news come in
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That must be the difference.MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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I'm sure it also depends how you define "terrorist attack." Pakistan has many suicide attacks where an attacker will pull a grenade pin and throw himself into a group of soldiers, but is that a terrorist attack, or is that simply part of the ongoing battlefield war over there?Abdel
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Number 9, understood. Likewise, every Taliban violent encounter with government and/or U.S troops in Afghanistan could be considered "a terrorist attack".MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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Regardless, there is no doubt that this attack is perhaps the most dramatic terrorist incident in India to date, due to the targets and the fact that foreigners were victimised. As sad as it is to say, something like the Mumbai train bombings of July 2006 - which killed over 200 - almost entirely affected the locals, and thus held less media interest than a dramatic attack like this one.Abdel
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Agreed.MisterSteve is my name and Golf is my Game.
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Is the Taj Hotel still on fire? What's going on there?Abdel
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Taj is on fire, supposedly from explosions. Guests are still inside, some being held hostage, some being told to stay in their rooms. It's a big fire. Hostages are also being held at the Oberoi. At least78 dead from somewhere between 5 and 9 attack sites.
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