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(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-30 14:46

Friday, About 7 a.m., Nariman House

Black-clad commandos fan out on the rooftops of the evacuated buildings surrounding the Jewish center and begin laying down covering fire.

A helicopter drops toward the roof. One after another, masked commandos slither down a rope. The helicopter returns with more commandos, then a third time with equipment.

Slowly, the assault team descends an outside staircase and begins clearing the building.

Indian National security Guard (NSG) commandos rappel down from a helicopter onto the roof of Nariman House, which houses a Jewish centre, in Mumbai November 28, 2008. [Agencies]

A small explosion erupts from the house. A few seconds later, two gunshots, a pause, then two more. For hours, a similar pattern is repeated. Holes are blasted in the building as hundreds of gawkers cheer from nearby streets.

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Friday morning, The Oberoi

Dozens of hostages clutching passports are rushed from the hotel into waiting cars, buses and ambulances.

At 3 p.m., the government announces it has killed the two gunmen inside and taken control of the building.

The pair had killed 32 people, 22 hotel guests and 10 workers, and wounded many more.

By evening, more than 100 former hostages have been escorted from the building.

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5:39 p.m., Nariman House

Indian commandos launch a rocket at one of the Jewish center's upper floors, shaking the neighborhood and blowing out windows in neighboring buildings.

National Security Guard (NSG) commandos look down after an explosion on the fourth floor of the Nariman House where suspected militants are hiding, in Mumbai November 28, 2008. [Agencies]

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6:15 p.m., Nariman House

A small group of commandos appear in the street, raising their rifles in triumph. The crowd breaks through police barriers and floods the streets in celebration.

People shout slogans as an Indian National Security Guard (NSG) commando leaves the Nariman House after an operation, in Mumbai November 28, 2008. [Agencies] 

Inside the building, nine people lay dead, including the rabbi and his wife. According to Israeli media reports, some are wrapped in prayer shawls.