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26 November 2008

Getting "The Message."

"Thirty-nine hours later, the siege was over -- a reporter was dead and dozens of hostages had been stabbed, beaten or shot."

"Now THAT would be a good movie."
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RELATED: In other non-movie developments...
-- Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) -- Two top police officials were killed while the chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) was grievously injured as security forces took on terrorists in Mumbai following terror attacks late Wednesday night.

Additional: Police Commissioner Ashok Kamte and Mumbai Police “encounter specialist” Vijay Salaskar were killed in gun battles following series of attacks in India’s financial capital, police officials said.
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LAST WORD: It's only a matter of time
-- MUMBAI -- At least 80 people were killed and 250 wounded in a series of shootings around India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with two five-star hotels among the targets in what police called a terror attack.

India has suffered a wave of bomb attacks in recent years. Most have been blamed on Islamist militants, although police have also arrested suspected Hindu extremists thought to be behind some of the attacks.
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