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it wasn t the first time lashkar-e-taiba had attacked mumbai. they exploded bombs before, killing hundreds but attracting little international attention. this time it would be different. now lashkar-e-taiba was showing its supporters in pakistan and the middle east that it could stage a spectacle the whole world would watch. less than a mile from the burning taj, at the oberoi hotel, there were hostages still being held together with three other hostages.
had arrived from delhi to take over the security operation. they began to engage the terrorists. on the 18th floor of the oberoi, they cornered fahadulla and the two gunmen who by now had murdered 35 people at the hotel. [ gunfire ]
back of this man then on the neck of that man and i will hold your hand. i ushered four women over the bodies, and i told them not to slip on the blood. it was blood and such slippery. i have never known that blood can be so slippery. at the same time as the attack on the trident oberoi, two backpackers had strolled into the taj, the most exclusive hotel in the city. each carried an assault rifle, a pistol, hand grenades, hundreds of bullets and enough dried fruits and nuts to last a couple of days. they began killing anyone in their sights. they were soon joined by the two terrorists who had just killed 11 civilians at the leopold cafe a block away.