Terror strikes as 87 killed in Mumbai attacks

At least 87 people, including a foreign tourist and a top counter-terror officer, were killed and about 250 injured as terrorists struck in the heart of Mumbai in planned and synchronised attacks.Terrorists were reported to be holding people hostage in two five-star hotels, the Taj Intercontinental and Trident (formerly Oberoi) facing the waterfront across the Arabian Sea, and the Madam Cama Hostel.Three top police officials, including Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, were among the nine policemen killed in gunfights with the terrorists, police confirmed.