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• An Indian commando squad launched a raid on Nariman House, home to the Orthodox Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch in Mumbai, on the morning of November 28, 2008. Over 17 commandos were dropped onto the roof by a helicopter.Times Online: Commandos Abseil onto Bombay (Mumbai) Jewish Center (November 28, 2008) Seven hostages were rescued but five bodies were found.Times Online: Commandos Abseil onto Bombay (Mumbai) Jewish Center (November 28, 2008)The Daily Telegraph (AU): Special Forces...Roof Raid in Mumbai Jewish Centre (November 28, 2008) On November 28, 2008, authorities confirmed that five hostages and two gunmen had been killed at Nariman House.Bloomberg: Mumbai Jewish Center Hostages Die; 200 Others Freed (Update3) (November 28, 2008)

  Brooklyn, New York's Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka Holtzberg were among the five hostages confirmed dead.CNN: Five Hostages Killed in Jewish Center, Chaos at Hotel (November 28, 2008) The Holtzberg's two-year-old son, Moshe, escaped with a cook the day before. The Daily Telegraph (AU): Special Forces...Roof Raid in Mumbai Jewish Centre (November 28, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Date of initial attack: November 26, 2008
  2. Also known as Chabad House
  3. Commando raid began as a helicopter hovered above Nariman house and soldiers slid down ropes onto the roof of the buildingBloomberg: Mumbai Jewish Center Hostages Die; 200 Others Freed (Update3) (November 28, 2008)
  4. A controlled explosion in the house breached a wallBloomberg: Mumbai Jewish Center Hostages Die; 200 Others Freed (Update3) (November 28, 2008)
  5. The bodies of five people have been discovered in the buildingTimes Online: Commandos Abseil onto Bombay (Mumbai) Jewish Center (November 28, 2008)
  6. The dead include two French nationals, a founder of a lingerie company and her husbandNew York Times: Mumbai Fighting Narrows to One Hotel (November 28, 2008)
  7. Before entering house, attackers threw grenade at nearby gas pump
  8. Indian commandos began raid on Nariman House on morning of November 28thThe Daily Telegraph (AU): Special Forces...Roof Raid in Mumbai Jewish Centre (November 28, 2008)
  9. Nariman House is a major target of terrorist operation
  10. House a center for Orthodox Jewish travelers to region
  11. House run by Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg

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