Friday, November 28, 2008
Hotel Taj witnesses India’s bloodiest siege
The globally renowned Taj Mahal Hotel in Colaba here, just opposite to historic Gateway of India was not lucky the third time around.
The heritage hotel which bore the brunt of the 1993 serial blasts and again in 2003 at the Gateway of India, now played the mute witness to one of the bloodiest seize situation ever to be undertaken in the country.
The famous dome of the hotel which is a landmark of the Mumbai skyline was engulfed in thick smoke as the encounter went on and area reverberated with blast sounds and staccato of automatic weapons. Army and other forces engaged the militants in the main lobby which symbolises the grandeur of the hotel.
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http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com/KT/KT/2008/11/28/index.shtml
The heritage hotel which bore the brunt of the 1993 serial blasts and again in 2003 at the Gateway of India, now played the mute witness to one of the bloodiest seize situation ever to be undertaken in the country.
The famous dome of the hotel which is a landmark of the Mumbai skyline was engulfed in thick smoke as the encounter went on and area reverberated with blast sounds and staccato of automatic weapons. Army and other forces engaged the militants in the main lobby which symbolises the grandeur of the hotel.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com/KT/KT/2008/11/28/index.shtml
Labels: Gateway of India, Hotel Taj witnesses, Jamshedji Tata, main lobby, militants, Mumbai skyline, Taj Mahal Hotel in Colaba, Taj was first hit during the 1993 serial blasts
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