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Nine foreigners killed in terror attacks in Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov 27 (PTI) At least nine foreigners, including a woman, were killed and 18 injured when heavily-armed terrorists attacked two luxury hotels and other public places here in one of the worst terror strikes in the country.
The slain foreigners included a Briton, an Australian, a
Japanese and an Italian.
British High Commissioner Sir Richard Stagg said a UK
national died in the attack on the Taj hotel, where seven of
his compatriots were also injured.
"We have been checking in all hospitals and are making
arrangements for the British nationals who are there in the
city," he said, adding "we have also informed the family
members."
According to residential medical officer of St George
Hospital, Ulhal Vasave, seven bodies of foreign nationals were
brought to the hospital Wednesday night. The body of one
Japanese victim was brought to the Bombay hospital Thursday
morning.
The slain foreigners who have been identified are Braid
Gilbert Taylor (49), an Australian; British national Andrias
Leveras (aged about 75) yrs); a Japanese businessman Hisashi
Tsuda (38) and an Italian Antonio de Lorenzo.
Two males and one female -- Michael Stert (73), Jeurgan
Hetras Rudolph (68) and Stredder Daphne (50) -- were also
among the dead, but their nationalities were yet to be
ascertained. Two more slain foreigners were yet to be
identified.
Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome said among the dead was
an Italian national, identifying him as Antonio de Lorenzo.
All Italians who were in hotels or other areas attacked
in Mumbai have been contacted "except for one or two people,"
the country's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told a local TV
channel.
"Some are locked up in their hotel rooms and the
situation that they are describing outside is obviously
frightening."
Japanese national Tsuda, who was working with Mtsui
Marubeni Liquefied Gas Co, died at a hospital after being shot
in the leg, stomach and chest at the Oberoi Trident hotel, the
company's Vice President Hajime Tamaki said in Tokyo.
Its another employee, 44, fell and suffered light
injuries as he fled the scene, he said, without identifying
the injured by name.
Among the 60 injured admitted to Bombay hospital, 11
foreigners were from different nationalities, Dr Ashish Tiwari
of the hospital said.
The injured foreigners are from Australia, USA, Norway,
Spain, Canada and Singapore, he said. PTI LV
The slain foreigners included a Briton, an Australian, a
Japanese and an Italian.
British High Commissioner Sir Richard Stagg said a UK
national died in the attack on the Taj hotel, where seven of
his compatriots were also injured.
"We have been checking in all hospitals and are making
arrangements for the British nationals who are there in the
city," he said, adding "we have also informed the family
members."
According to residential medical officer of St George
Hospital, Ulhal Vasave, seven bodies of foreign nationals were
brought to the hospital Wednesday night. The body of one
Japanese victim was brought to the Bombay hospital Thursday
morning.
The slain foreigners who have been identified are Braid
Gilbert Taylor (49), an Australian; British national Andrias
Leveras (aged about 75) yrs); a Japanese businessman Hisashi
Tsuda (38) and an Italian Antonio de Lorenzo.
Two males and one female -- Michael Stert (73), Jeurgan
Hetras Rudolph (68) and Stredder Daphne (50) -- were also
among the dead, but their nationalities were yet to be
ascertained. Two more slain foreigners were yet to be
identified.
Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome said among the dead was
an Italian national, identifying him as Antonio de Lorenzo.
All Italians who were in hotels or other areas attacked
in Mumbai have been contacted "except for one or two people,"
the country's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told a local TV
channel.
"Some are locked up in their hotel rooms and the
situation that they are describing outside is obviously
frightening."
Japanese national Tsuda, who was working with Mtsui
Marubeni Liquefied Gas Co, died at a hospital after being shot
in the leg, stomach and chest at the Oberoi Trident hotel, the
company's Vice President Hajime Tamaki said in Tokyo.
Its another employee, 44, fell and suffered light
injuries as he fled the scene, he said, without identifying
the injured by name.
Among the 60 injured admitted to Bombay hospital, 11
foreigners were from different nationalities, Dr Ashish Tiwari
of the hospital said.
The injured foreigners are from Australia, USA, Norway,
Spain, Canada and Singapore, he said. PTI LV
