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Commando chief says sees 12-15 bodies in Taj Hotel room

Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:43am EST

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A chief of a Indian commando unit flushing out militants at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel said on Friday that he saw 12 to 15 bodies in one room.

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"We found 12-15 bodies," the commander, whose face was disguised in a black scarf and sunglasses, told a news conference.

The commandos found money, ammunition and an identity card from Mauritius thought to have belonged to the militants.

(Reporting by Surojit Gupta; Editing by Alistair Scrutton)



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