Holiday declared in Mumbai
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Last Updated: Thu, Nov 27, 2008 09:27 hrs
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday declared a general holiday in Mumbai except for state government offices as security forces battled terrorists who killed 87 people overnight.
Chronology of terror attacks in Mumbai
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced separately: “Until we take control of the two places, we can think of nothing else.”
Deshmukh was referring to Hotel Taj and Hotel Trident where terrorists are fighting gun battles with police and commandos after taking an unspecified number of hostages, including foreigners.
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