India: Nearly 100 people have been released from one of Mumbai’s top hotels
At first light, helicopters swooped over the Nariman House business and residential complex in south Mumbai, which houses the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch.
Masked Indian commandos dropped from helicopters onto the roof of a Jewish center as sharpshooters kept up a steady stream of fire at the five-story building. Gunmen are thought to be holding an Israeli rabbi and around three other people hostage there, officials said.
Commandos initially dropped smoke bombs to create confusion, and then several troops abseiled down ropes to secure the roof.
They are said to have been tentatively moving down through the building, trying not to cause casualties among the hostages.
Earlier, a woman and child were seen leaving the building, but it was unclear whether they had managed to escape or were released.
Two Indian television channels reported that gunfire was heard outside Mumbai’s main railway station on Friday, one of the sites attacked by militants on Wednesday. However, police later denied the reports.
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