Mumbai (IANS): Thirty-three hours after it began, hostage crisis in Mumbai seemed headed for its final denouement here as Indian special forces on Friday morning dramatically slithered down ropes from two military helicopters to the roof of a five-storey building to flush out terrorists holed up there.
On the ground, some 100 other commandos massed in the lane leading to the Nariman House - known among Israelis as Chabad House - one of the three buildings seized by the terrorists on Wednesday night, and on adjacent rooftops provided covering fire in what seemed to the final decisive stage of the operation.
The first of the choppers arrived overhead at around 7.30 a.m. and some six commandos, their ankles gripping the rope, slithered down to the roof of Nariman House with one hand, balancing their AK-56 assault rifles in the other.
A second helicopter arrived soon thereafter with another six commandos
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