Siege at Mumbai hotel over

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Siege at Mumbai hotel over

A fresh battle raged at the luxury Taj Mahal hotel Friday as commandos fired grenades at that Mumbai landmark while other forces ended a siege at another five-star hotel.

Relatives and neighbors mourn as they attend the Saturday funeral of Haresh Gohil, a 16-year-old boy who was killed by gunmen.

Members of Indian fire brigade try to douse the fire at the Taj Mahal hotel after the end of a gunbattle between Indian military and militants.

National Security Guard commandos wait to make a floral tribute near the coffin of commando Gajendra Singh in New Delhi Saturday.

Indian soldiers take cover on the waterfront as they surround the Taj Mahal Hotel near the end of the bloody battle.

Alan Scherr, his daughter Naomi, 13, and wife Kia, left. Alan and Naomi were killed by militants at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai, India.

The Chabad-Lubavitch movement has confirmed that a New York rabbi and his wife are among the dead in the India terrorist attack. A spokesman, Rabbi Zalman Schmotkin, says Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, have been killed in Mumbai. They ran the movement's local headquarters, which was one of 10 sites attacked.

Riot police take their position on the grounds of the Taj Hotel Friday.

A member of the National Security Guard fires a shell into an apartment.

A commando secures a rooftop position during an operation against terrorists holed up at Nariman House Friday. The well-coordinated strikes by small bands of gunmen starting Wednesday night left the city shell-shocked.

An Indian police officer run towards a position around the Taj Hotel on Friday.

Italian chef Emanuele Lattanz, carrying his young daughter, walks out after being rescued from Oberoi Trident Hotel on Friday.

A resident takes cover for possible return fire as National Security Guard commandos fire at suspected militants holed up at Nariman House.

Smoke rises after a rocket is fired during an operation against terrorists holed up at Nariman House at Colaba in Mumbai. Security officials said their operations were almost over. "It's just a matter of a few hours that we'll be able to wrap up things," Lt. Gen. N. Thamburaj told reporters Friday morning.

Hostages are escorted by officials after being rescued from Oberoi Trident Hotel.

A fresh battle raged at the luxury Taj Mahal hotel Friday as commandos fired grenades at that Mumbai landmark while other forces ended a siege at another five-star hotel.

An Indian soldier takes cover as the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai burns during a gun battle Saturday. Indian authorities later said the terrorists remaining in the hotel were killed and that the siege was over.

Activists with the Shiv Sena Hindu party light candles in Mumbai on Friday to pay tribute to the victims of the terror attack.

Members of the Resident Welfare Association burn candles during a march in New Delhi, India, for the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attack.

A National Security Guard commando climbs down a rope to reach the top of Nariman House, which was under siege Friday by suspected militants in Mumbai.

Indian security forces use emergency vehicles for cover outside the Taj Hotel.

A fireman gestures outside the historic Taj Mahal hotel Saturday.

Men inspect the burned-out interior of a room of Taj Mahal Hotel on Saturday.

People congratulate Indian commandos after the completion of an operation against terrorists at Taj Mahal hotel.

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Relatives and neighbors mourn as they attend the Saturday funeral of Haresh Gohil, a 16-year-old boy who was killed by gunmen.

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