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Mumbai Terrorist Siege Ends

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After three days, commandos are checking the Taj for casualties.

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Altaf Qadri

The three-day terrorist siege in Mumbai came to an end early Saturday after three militants were killed in what the BBC describes as a "final gun battle." As commandos searched the Taj Mahal hotel room-by-room for casualties and executed controlled explosions, the death toll stood at 195. On Friday, nearly 100 people were rescued from the Oberoi hotel. Police claim to have arrested an assailant but it is still unclear how many militants were involved in the sophisticated, coordinated attacks.

Read it at BBC