I see. Thank you.
Seconded.
I have family in Matunga and that side’s okay too. Everyone is scared, though, and my aunt tells me it feels like Bombay is a war-zone.
Romour mongers are at it again, creating panic. Today there were reports of second round of firing in CST railway station and near Reseve Bank building , both turned out to be false.
People are scared .
Cops shut down the news channels in Mumbai to prevent the terrorists from lerning about commando movemnt , and asked them not to carry live visuals to other parts.
Right now ( 5.50 PM) Trident hotel is reported cleared, Taj heritage has a lone terrorist and some hostages. Taj tower is reported safe and clear .
And ISI chief is coming to India ,per request of our PM to share intelligence .
Just now a part of the building where the jewish rabbi and others are held , has collapsed possibly in a granade explosion.
What happened to the Oberoi? Is it now called the Trident, or were there three hotels involved?
That’s how it’s done in the news I’ve seen here - +140 dead, including 2 Australians, 30-something Australians missing. Which makes sense to me - it doesn’t ignore the scope of the crisis, while at the same time providing the most relevant information. If I had friends or family over there, 2 Aussies dead is very different to 0 Aussies dead.
Then again, there has been a disturbing amount of news content given over to the implications of the attack on the international cricket scene. It was the first link putting ‘australian india’ into google news - the attacks were the third.
Taj has 2 wings .
The one commissioned in 1903 ( Taj heritage) and the one bulit in 70s ( Taj towers).
Oberoi keeps changing it’s name due to the tie-up with international hotel chains.
All 3 were attacked and now they are totally sanitised .
Estimated cost of rebuilding TAJ is 100 million USD.
The captured gunman says he is from Pakistan. This is bound to deeply strain the Indo-Pak relationship.
…again.
Thanks!