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2008 top news in pictures selected by China Daily
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Updated: 2008-12-31 08:24

Day of darkness:
Flames gush out of The Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Nov 27, one of the sites of attacks by alleged militant gunmen. Up to 100 people were killed and about 100 more wounded in coordinated attacks in India's commercial capital, Indian media reported, with two five-star hotels among the targets of gunmen armed with powerful assault rifles and grenades. [Agencies]