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60 hours of hell
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Shaili Chopra
We somewhat secured our stock exchanges, we have kept close vigil at India Gate in Delhi, our temples as well, but this attack was not on our monuments.
It wasn't symbolic, it was straight in your face. This was an attack on the people.
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Day 3: A Reporter's Diary
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Shaili Chopra
We lie on the floor. Our hands have mikes, theirs have guns. Everyone has taken position and there's no end to the terrorist encounter at the Taj.
The journalists and the forces are tracking the attack. There are reports of two terrorists inside with some hostages.
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A blast loud enough
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Shivnath Thukral
Standing next to the Arabian sea staring at the hotel structure with smoke coming out, it was clear why terrorists decided to attack.
As the loud blast behind me made me switch gears from the world of business into the world of blasts, I only wondered why these posh hotels were the target?
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As the Taj burned
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Shaili Chopra
On Wednesday night, it all changed for Mumbai. It all changed for Taj. What the modern structures of the WTC meant to New York, the Taj means to Mumbai.
We don't know yet if the skyline will change shape too. So far the dome is standing, but will it tomorrow?
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Night at the Taj
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Shaili Chopra
India's financial capital has been hit by multiple terrorist attacks. The Taj Mahal hotel on the Gateway of India has become the symbol of a nation-attacked.
Terrorists holed up in the hotels heritage wing resorted to gunfire leading to an encounter with the police.
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