On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:57:22 +1100 "Brian Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know how may PDMLers we have in India but Subash is certainly > one. > > Foreigners seem to have been the main targets of todays' terrible > events in Mumbai but, as in all cases like this, locals invariably > get caught up in it. > > Subash (and any others in India), I'm sure all of us hope you are all > safe and that calm will return soon. brian thanks for the concern... i am at the other eastern side of the country, but i do have a lot of friends in mumbai. but, as i write, terrorists are holed up in three five star hotels in mumbai, usually frequented by foreign tourists, holding an unknown number as hostages. the army has been called up, as have the NSG (the elite indian anti-terror squad). could be islamist terrorists. could be hindu militants. they are not letting out any details as operations are currently underway but already about a 100 dead. hoping for the best in the hours ahead, if there can be such a thing in such circumstances.... regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

