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MUMBAI, India [CHI] — As of this morning, Thursday, 5:00am, reports have been coming in; Police commandoes are are increase alertness, and seem to be getting ready to try retaking the Chabad House. The Police have managed to injure or kill one of the terrorist inside. It is unknown who are hostages or their condition at the Chabad House.

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Commandoes Getting Ready to Retake Chabad House

MUMBAI, India [CHI] — As of this morning, Thursday, 5:00am, reports have been coming in; Police commandoes are are increase alertness, and seem to be getting ready to try retaking the Chabad House. The Police have managed to injure or kill one of the terrorist inside. It is unknown who are hostages or their condition at the Chabad House.

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Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma
Rivka bas Yehudis
Moshe Tzvi ben Rivka.

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  • debka

    from debka.com

    Six Israelis possibly among scores of Western hostages in Mumbai

    November 27, 2008, 6:20 AM (GMT+02:00)

    Taj Palace, Mumbai, under terrorist attack
    The Israeli foreign ministry situation room has been unable to reach 5 Israeli families who were staying at the Chabad center in Mubai when al Qaeda gunmen staged coordinated attacks on 11 mostly tourist locations across the city Wednesday, Nov. 26. They left more than 100 dead and another 300 injured. CNN reported the bodies of two adults and a boy were found outside the Chabad center which has been seized by the terrorists who may be holding Israeli hostages. It is now surrounded by police and gunfire is heard from the building. Chabad’s Web site reports contact has been lost with the center’s manager Gavriel Holzberg.

    Scores or hundreds of Western hostages, including Israelis, were herded in the Taj Palace and Oberoi hotels, parts of which are still on fire as police battle the gunmen reinforced by commando forces from India’s ground, sea and rapid deployment units. Some hostages may also be held in a hospital. A group of Israeli diamond merchants was staying at the Taj. The unknown Islamist group Deccan Mujahideen, believed to be al Qaeda, has taken responsibility for the attacks carried out with automatic Kalashnikov rifles, grenades and explosives. They reached the city in boats.

    Among the 11 Indian police officers killed were three top officials, including Mumbai Police Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare. Terrorists have also died in the assault. The terrorists singled out British and American passport holders in attacking the hotels opposite the Gateway to India monument, a crowded railway terminus, the famous Leopold restaurant, a cinema and the St. George hospital which treats the city’s foreigners. One group shot up the hospital as injured victims were brought in. New Delhi has been placed on terror alert.

  • Accurate info

    Techie-in the second Unconfirmed Report indicated it says that they have 2 small children. I thought they have only 1. If so, what is the second’s name?

  • mednel

    Update from CNN LIVE,
    they are not sure about a “jewish family” that might be held “in yet another place”

  • Anonymous

    People.

    Please don’t spread rumors and unconfirmed reports!

    I am at the Chabad headquarters right, where they are in crisis mode and as soon as they have any updates I will put it up.

    -Techie

  • chaya mushkah israily

    what r the names of the family members so i can go daven at the kotel for them.THINK GOOOD AND IT WILL BE GOOD!HASHEM YISHMOR!

  • dani

    The Shluchim are still missing. Please continue saying Tehillim for Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma, his wife Rivka bas Yehudis and their son Moshe Tzvi ben Rivka.

  • yosi

    what is going to be here?
    did someone enformed the FBI about Rabbi holtsberg??

    he is american!
    tell them to do everything they can!

    now! now!

    do everything you can!.

    as i see on TV, the police there is busy with the hotels nearbuy and not with the chabad house.

    only a few stupid indian police are runing around there and doing nothing.

    ho ever has any conection with the FBI should contact them now, and rescude the shluchim of the rebbe!

    ehy are we sleeping?????????

  • debbie

    Indian update is that the child and nany were released and the nanny reported Rebbi and wife are alive but unconscious. this is on every report incl. the israeli report.All I know is that we need to do Tehillim continuously.

  • Chaim Weissmann

    All my prayers and thougths with Rabbi Holtzberg and the other hostages. If you read this Moshe please know that I am thinking of you in Argentina. I was in the USA for the Yomtivim and then in Israel to see family and grandson. Now in Cochin awaiting news.

    Chaim Weissmann

  • shrage

    from Indian media: All hostages inside Nariman House reportedly rescued
    from another Indian media source : 17 Hostages released from Chabad house
    Thank you HASHEM!

  • T.Devine

    i am in California and praying.May Hashem be with them all delivering, healing, comforting.