by Damozel | Further update: Death toll is now at 119. A BBC update indicates that the death toll has risen from 80 to 101. Gunmen are holding people captive in an office block. (BBC News 11-27) Meanwhile, the Indian Prime Minister suggests that the attackers are "from outside India." (CNN) In the same article, CNN reported that six of the dead are foreigners. Among 314 wounded, seven are Britons and two Australian citizens. The same reported estimated that there were 26 gunmen. According to a CNN report from Indian media, NDTV reported at 9 pm ET that 5 have been killed, 9 arrested, and 3 have been escaped.
The New York Times has published an update. At present the alleged Al-Qaeda link is being questioned, as are allegations/implications that the attack was primarily aimed at Westerners. (NYT) Was it or was it not linked to Al Qaeda? Experts most definitely disagree.