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POPSIndia: Update On Massive Attacks In Mumbai, India the Oberoi and the Taj Mahal — as well as in Cama Hospital and the Chabad House, where Jews and Israelis are currently being held hostage. Stratfor sources have said that the attackers approached their targets in boats with Pakistani markings; other sources have said the boats might have been registered in Karachi, Pakistan. Eyewitnesses are reporting that approximately 200 people were being held in the Taj Mahal hotel, although 50 have since been released. Another eyewitness reported that the militants in the Taj were seeking out American and British passport holders, so it is possible that the 50 who were released were non-Westerners who did not fit the militants’ hostage profile. Occupants in the Oberoi, Cama Hospital and Chabad House are still being held, with a rumor circulating that Jews in the Chabad House are being killed. November 27, 2008 0226 GMT http://www.stratfor.com/