The Aftermath

The nation’s worst terror attack, that killed 195 people and injured more than 300, ended almost 62 hours after it began on Wednesday night when commandos of the elite National Security Guards (NSG) on Saturday killed the last of the four terrorists holed up inside the Taj Mahal Hotel.
“All terrorists inside the hotel have been killed and our operation is over,” NSG director general J.K. Dutt told reporters outside the Taj.
However, the NSG took up the next several hours for sanitisiation of the hotel to ensure no explosive or even terrorist was inside the building.
Asked whether it was certain all terrorists had been killed and hotel free to move into, Dutt said that could be ascertained only after the combing operation was done.
“All operations are over. All the terrorists have been killed,” reiterated Mumbai police chief Hassan Gafoor, as the Special Forces units emerged from the smoke-filled hotel and firemen moved in to douse a fierce blaze.
Around 10 AK-56 rifles were recovered. “There was a lot of shooting. Grenades were lobbed and explosives were used by the terrorists,” said Rakesh Maria, joint commissioner (crime), heading the investigations on the Mumbai police’s side.
During the night, terrorists holed up inside the hotel engaged in a fierce gun battle with security forces at various places on the first and the ground floors of the 565-room building, set ablaze by explosions in the 105-year-old heritage complex in the Colaba area.
In a press statement released by Mr Raymond Bickson, chief executive and managing director of the Indian Hotels Company Limited — which the Taj is a part of, said that with regard to reports by some media outlets, “We would like to point out that we have no indications or information from the investigating authorities that any of the hotel employees or contractual staff has been involved in this terrorist attack. We continue to extend our full cooperation to the relevant authorities and await their full assessment of the situation.” Oberoi Group chairman Mr P.R.S. Oberoi also reiterated that none of the Oberoi staff could have been involved in the terror episode in any way. Four resident guests, 18 visitors dining in the restaurants and two staff members were killed in the assault, while three resident guests, four visitors and two staffers were injured and currently recuperating. Besides, 135 people had been evacuated from the Oberoi, while 316 had been evacuated from the Trident, Mr Oberoi said.

Foreign nationals killed in terror attack
German: 3
American : 1
British:1
Japanese: 1
Canadian: 2
Filipino: 1
Itatian: 1
Omani: 1
Chinese: 1
Israeli: 3
Yet to be ascertained: 3