Mumbai officials also report that the standoff at Taj Hotel has come to an end. All of the terrorists were eliminated.
It is important to realize that the statement made earlier by Israel Consul General in Mumbai, Orna Sagiv, was apparently quoting the same Mumbai state source and not based on confirmed information received by Israel Foreign Ministry officials.
When questioned, Sagiv stated the hostages could indeed have come from the neighboring building, not the Chabad House itself. Sagiv added he and his staff continue to do their utmost to confirm the report, stating that ultimately, they do not know with absolute certainty if anyone was set free from the Chabad House.
A Ynet report quoting Israeli Embassy security officer Ehud Raz states that Raz himself reports that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg’s son and “the woman†emerged unharmed from the Chabad House and they are sleeping at his home. This is not from an official source, and yes, it does have a strange tone to it since after over 24 hours in captivity, one would expect the released hostages to be taken for debriefing and medical examinations.
Meanwhile CNN just interviewed the Israeli Ambassador to the United States who said that there is no confirmation to a CNN report which claimed that the Chabad Rabbi was released. The Ambassador said that "there is no confirmation as to who was released".
YWN continues to monitor the situation.
(Yehuda Drudgestein - YWN NYC NewsRoom / Yechiel Spira - YWN Israel Desk)
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