泰姬玛哈大酒店在印度相当于美国世贸双子塔

    印度金融中心孟买26日发生连环恐怖袭击，酿成80余人死亡以及200人受伤的惨状。武装分子的袭击目标包括孟买火车站、标志性建筑Taj Mahal hotel (泰姬玛哈大酒店)和其他聚集了众多外国观光客的著名景点和一家医院。本次恐怖分子采取了持枪上街射击和围攻重点目标的做法以达到扩大事态和影响的目的。

    目前，各方尚不清楚恐怖份子发动此次突然袭击的原因。27日凌晨，一个自称“德干圣战军”的组织通过电子邮件声称，对本次连环恐怖袭击事件负责。

MUMBAI, India – Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital Wednesday night, killing at least 82 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility.

Parts of the city remained under siege as dawn approached Thursday, with police and gunmen exchanging occasional gunfire at two hotels and an unknown number of people still held hostage, said A.N. Roy, a top police official. Soldiers also took up positions across the city.

A raging fire and explosions struck the landmark Taj Mahal hotel shortly after midnight. Screams could be heard and black smoke billowed from the century-old edifice on Mumbai's waterfront. Firefighters sprayed water at the blaze and plucked people from windows and balconies with extension ladders.

The attackers specifically targeted Britons and Americans, witnesses said. Officials said at least 200 people were wounded.