Mumbai: There can be 10 to 12 terrorists involved in the terror attack inside Taj Hotel in Mumbai, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil said on Thursday.
Five of them have been killed and one of them arrested, he said outside the hotel as security forces prepared to launch an assault to end the terror.
Patil said he was not sure about the exact number of hostages in the hotel where commandos of NSG and Mumbai Police were involved in the operation.
He said they have not received any demands from militants and hoped that a breakthrough will be achieved soon.
Patil said the operation was delicate in view of the safety of the hostages. He claimed police have got some leads but declined to elaborate.
He also announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the kin of those killed in the terror attacks and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured.
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