More Indian problems

The BBC has the story:

Some ten to twelve gunmen were holed up at three sites in Mumbai nearly 24 hours after a series of devastating attacks in the city, according to Major General RK Hooda, who said police were evacuating people from rooms in one hotel targeted, but that gunmen did not appear to be holding hostages there. Earlier, a fire had broken out at the hotel, the Oberoi-Trident.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed to track down the attackers. At least 110 people have been killed.
Another 300 people were injured when gunmen targeted at least seven sites in Mumbai late on Wednesday.
Elite commandos have freed some hostages at the Oberoi-Trident and another luxury hotel, the Taj Mahal Palace, where dozens of people had been reportedly trapped or held hostage.
A home ministry official said earlier there might be 20-30 people being held hostage at the Oberoi-Trident. Owners said some 200 people were trapped in the hotel. But Major General Hooda said he did not think there were any hostages there, and 39 people had been rescued. "When the search was carried out from room to room these were the people, they had locked themselves into the rooms," he said.
Explosions and gunfire were still being heard by witnesses outside the Taj Mahal hotel.
The UK Foreign Office said a British national, Andreas Liveras had died; a German, a Japanese man and an Italian are also among the dead. The Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has been blamed for past bombings in India, denied any role in the attacks.
In a televised address, Mr. Singh said the government "will take whatever measures are necessary to ensure the safety and security of our citizens". He said the attackers were based "outside the country" and that India would not tolerate "neighbours" who provide a haven to militants targeting it. He described the attacks as "well-planned and well-orchestrated... intended to create a sense of panic by choosing high profile targets and indiscriminately killing foreigners".
India has complained in the past that attacks on its soil have been carried out by groups based in Pakistan, although relations between the two countries have improved in recent years and Pakistani leaders were swift to condemn the latest attacks.
Maj Gen Hooda said authorities had intercepted conversations between some of the attackers speaking in Punjabi, an apparent reference to Pakistan-based militants. Earlier reports said the attackers spoke Hindi, indicating they were from India. But Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in New Delhi for talks, said no-one should be blamed until investigations were finished. "Our experience in the past tells us that we should not jump to conclusions," he told Dawn television.
Amid international condemnation of the attacks, US President George W Bush telephoned Mr Singh to offer his condolences and support.
In the attacks late on Wednesday night gunmen, using grenades and automatic weapons, targeted at least seven sites including the city's main commuter train station, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists.
Police say 14 police officers, 81 Indian nationals, and six foreigners have been killed. Four suspected terrorists have also been killed and nine arrested, they add. State police chief AN Roy earlier told local television that hostages held by the gunmen at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel - one of Mumbai's most famous hotels - had been freed.
Witnesses said civilians could be seen running from the hotel, some with suitcases. Ambulances were also reported to be arriving. But the BBC's Mark Dummett, outside the Taj Mahal, said the situation had since become very confused, with the sounds of explosions and gunfire being heard from within the hotel, suggesting the siege is not yet over. Earlier eyewitness reports from the hotels suggested the attackers were singling out British and American passport holders. If the reports are true, security correspondent Frank Gardner says it implies an Islamist motive - attacks inspired or co-ordinated by al-Qaeda.
A claim of responsibility has been made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen; it could be a hoax or an assumed name for another group.
A third stand-off was continuing at a Jewish centre, where an Israeli rabbi and his family are believed to have been taken hostage. One militant reportedly phoned local TV from the centre offering to negotiate over the release of hostages. Israel's embassy in New Delhi said at least 10 Israeli nationals were trapped or being held hostage in Mumbai.

Rico says they only made one mistake: they've pissed off the Israelis. Don't they remember Entebbe, these idiots?