The last 24 hours have been dominated by news of coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai's business district. Three hotels, popular with foreigners, have experienced deadly invasions during which armed men have thrown grenades and shot hotel guests. Other venues nearby have also experienced equally deadly attacks. At last count more than 119 people are confirmed dead. This toll is expected to rise.
As I write this post, dozens of hostages are still be held by gunmen in at least two of the hotels, The Trident and its luxury neighbour, The Oberoi. I have stayed in both hotels for business. The Oberoi has a particularly memorable interior that I can vividly recall even now. To think that people have been killed in the very lobby where I've enjoyed coffee and conversation is a sobering thought.
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Yes Andrew I wondered if these may have been hotels you stayed in and was very pleased that you were not in India at the present time. It is certainly a different world to what we had a short while ago.
It seems that danger is everywhere. India may feel a long way away, however, London doesn't really feel much safer. I travel the same tube route every day to work that suicide bombers failed to blow up in 2005 - and of course - there was last year's car bomb incident in Haymarket that you'll recall.
We're glad you're alive too!
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