my housemate suggested that this is retaliation for the indian military sinking the pirate ship. I'm not sure I agree with him though.
Dumbest claim ever. India will most likely blame Pakistan, and I wouldn't disagree with them.
India has had to deal with many terrorist attacks, stemming mainly from the Kashmir crisis with Pakistan. The most recent high profile attack was on the Indian embassy in kabul, which was traced back to Pakistani intelligence.
moshquerade
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I don't knot that that has been confirmed, but it has been said that they were targeting "Westerners".
xanis
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11.../asia/27mumbai.html?em
According to the US State Department, no American casualties yet.
moshquerade
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Yeh, they may be holding them hostage though:
http://www.wlos.com/template/i...138-www.wlos.com.shtml
Damnit, just set off a couple EMPs, then create and insanely large and powerful magnetic field on a side of the building. While everyone inside is like "WTF" or knocked out, shut off the field, storm in and kick some ass.
edit = Oh, and I don't even know if such fields are possible. But it would be effective nonetheless.
edit = Oh, and I don't even know if such fields are possible. But it would be effective nonetheless.
ultimatebob
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I posted this in the P&N thread. Look at the before and after of Leopold's especially. Guaranteed Westerners, probably some Americans, have been killed.
BBC website getting updates every few minutes on this:
* Commandos have surrounded two hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi, where gunmen are reported to be holding dozens of hostages, including foreigners
* A fire appears to be spreading through the Taj Mahal hotel
* A witness told local television that the gunmen were looking for people with British or US passports
* The head of Mumbai's anti-terrorism unit is among those killed, according to local TV
* At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, have been reported
* The US and the UK have both condemned the attacks
There is absolutely no way a western government would send troops to India uninvited, although I expect if they asked for help we could drop the the SAS and the Rangers on the hotels pretty quick. They're only sitting in Afghanistan anyway.
* Commandos have surrounded two hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi, where gunmen are reported to be holding dozens of hostages, including foreigners
* A fire appears to be spreading through the Taj Mahal hotel
* A witness told local television that the gunmen were looking for people with British or US passports
* The head of Mumbai's anti-terrorism unit is among those killed, according to local TV
* At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, have been reported
* The US and the UK have both condemned the attacks
There is absolutely no way a western government would send troops to India uninvited, although I expect if they asked for help we could drop the the SAS and the Rangers on the hotels pretty quick. They're only sitting in Afghanistan anyway.
From NBC:
An organization calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen sent an e-mail to news organizations claiming responsibility for the attacks. Terrorism experts said they had not previously heard of the group.
Inspector Jihad
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