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Policemen investigate near a house where the wife of a former vice health minister was stabbed, in Tokyo November 19, 2008. The suspected murder of a former vice health minister and the stabbing of the wife of another, both with careers tied to Japan's ailing pension system, prompted Japanese police to tighten security for officials on Wednesday. by REUTERS



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A Royal Australian Navy seaman is seen through the eternal flame at a commemoration ceremony of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne November 19, 2008. The sinking of the HMAS Sydney is Australia's greatest naval tragedy, with all hands lost after a 30-minute battle with a German ship on November 19, 1941. by REUTERS



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A variety of weapons are seen on display during the Indo Aeropace Expo & Forum 2008 at Halim airport in Jakarta on November 19, 2008. 400 companies from 37 countries will attend the four day exhibition to show the latest technology and services for air, naval, land defence and police departments. by AFP/***** Images



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Israeli tanks manoeuvre near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, just outside the Gaza Strip, November 17, 2008. Israel opened a border crossing with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday for the first time in two weeks, allowing in a limited amount of humanitarian aid. by REUTERS



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A government soldier sits with a beer outside a looted kiosk after a day of fighting in the village of Kayna in eastern Congo, November 18, 2008. Rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo announced a military pullback on Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative and the government sacked its armed forces chief following a string of defeats. Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda's National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) said it was withdrawing its Tutsi fighters 40 km (25 miles) back from two fronts in North Kivu province to create zones separating them and government troops. by REUTERS



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An Iraqi soldier wearing a protective suit operates a remote controlled bomb disposal robot during a bomb defusing training at a U.S. military camp in Besmeya, 90 km (55 miles) southeast of Baghdad November 18, 2008. by REUTERS



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Latvia's Navy unit hold their weapons during a parade in Riga November 18, 2008. Latvia is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its independence. by REUTERS

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A police officer guards on an armoured vehicle in front of the government palace in Lima prior to the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, November 19, 2008. Hu Jintao is in Peru to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The United States, China, Japan and some emerging economy heavyweights will push for quick action on free trade deals at a summit meeting this weekend as an antidote to a looming recession in much of the world.

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Congolese army military police patrol the road linking Sake to Goma, eastern Congo, Wednesday Nov. 19, 2008. Years of sporadic violence in eastern Congo intensified in August, and fighting between the army and fighters loyal to rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has displaced at least 250,000 people.

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A police investigator inspects a car at the site of a drive-by shooting of a former Pakistani commando general and his driver on the outskirts of Islamabad November 19, 2008. Major-General Amir Faisal Alvi, who commanded the elite Special Services Group (SSG) and retired more than two years ago, was heading towards Islamabad when his car was sprayed with bullets.

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An Israeli border police officer stands guard as a fence is destroyed after the removal of a nearby tent, that was inhabited by Fawziyeh al-Kurd and her family after their eviction, in Arab East Jerusalem November 19, 2008. Israeli police evicted the Palestinian family on November 9 from the East Jerusalem home that has become a symbol of opposition to Jewish settlers seeking a bigger foothold in the holy city. Israel's Supreme Court ruled they did not own the plot of land upon which the home was built and in July it ordered their eviction.

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Police stand before supporters of the National Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) during a demonstration against supporters of former presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre, the present mayoral candidate of the rightwing Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC), on November 18, 2008 in Managua. Sandinista Front supporters took to the streets to defend the recount in Nicaragua's recent municipal elections.

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A Thai soldier stands guard at night in Thailand's restive southern province of Yala, late on November 18, 2008. Suspected separatist rebels shot dead seven people including two women in attacks across southern Thailand, police said on November 18, as violence spiralled in the Muslim-majority region. More than 3,500 people have been killed by shadowy insurgent groups operating in Thailand's far south since January 2004, and successive governments have struggled to quell the unrest.

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Riot police officers stand outside the illegal investment company DMG in Bogota, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. Colombia government has declared a state of emergency to crack down on illegal money-collecting businesses that have lost hundreds of millions of dollars and sparked recent riots.

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Czech police chase rioters as about 500 ultra-wing protesters clashed with police after they tried to reach a Roma settlement during their demonstration against "Positive discrimination" in the north Bohemian town of Litvinov, November 17, 2008.

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Iraqi Army soldiers stand guard at the site where the remains of at least eight people have been unearthed in a mass grave in a mainly Shiite area on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. The military says Iraqi soldiers acting on a tip found the remains Monday in an unmarked grave in the Ur neighborhood in a northeastern section of the capital. It's the second mass grave announced this week. At rear flies a US military blimp used for surveillance.

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A government tank drives through the looted village of Kirumba in eastern Congo November 19, 2008. A local pro-government militia fought the retreating soldiers at Kirumba and Kayna on Tuesday with machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Militia leaders said they tried to force the army troops back into battle against the rebels.

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Congolese Army soldiers ride a jeep in the main road of the North Kivu town of Kanyabayonga on November 18, 2008. Hundreds of families from the town fled the town in an effort to escape Congolese Army soldiers looting the town on their way north two days ago. Hundreds of thousands of Congolese have been displaced from their homes as they have fled recent clashes between armed groups in the region.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19) The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JDS Chokai (DDG 176) launches a Standard Missile 3 during a Missile Defense Agency joint missile defense intercept test. The SM-3 was launched to intercept a medium-range separating target that was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The system, ship's crew and missile performed as expected, but the SM-3 failed to intercept the target. The failure is under investigation. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2008) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Murasame (DD 101) pulls away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) during the bilateral exercise ANNUALEX. McCain is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 19, 2008) U. S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft assigned to the George Washington Carrier Strike Group and the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group maneuver into formation as part of the bilateral exercise ANNUALEX. ANNUALEX is a yearly, exercise with the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force to improve working relations between the two navies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Didier (Released)

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A missile is launched from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Chokai in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii on Thursday November 20, 2008. A Japanese naval destroyer failed to shoot down a ballistic missile target on Wednesday because of a glitch in the final stage of an interceptor missile made by Raytheon Co, a U.S. military official said. (REUTERS / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)


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Soldiers stand guard at the airport where delegates are arriving for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima November 20, 2008. (Reuters Pictures)


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LONDON - Actress Joanna Lumley (C) stands with Gurkha veterans and a petition signed by 250,000 people in Downing Street on November 20, 2008 in London. Gurkhas continue to fight for pension rights after recent High Court victories. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid)






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Peruvian Navy members stand guard near the International Airport Jorge Chavez in Lima, prior to the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, on November 20, 2008. Twenty one leaders will attend the APEC summit from November 21-23.


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Brazilian soldiers, from the 17th Calvary Regiment, stand near the border with Paraguay during military exercises in Amambay, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Paraguay's Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministries sent a statement affirming that Brazilian soldiers trespassed 30 meters inside Paraguayan soil during military exercises. (AP Photo / Rosendo Duarte)




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NASA, ATK, Orbital Sciences Corp. and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first full-scale test fire of the motor for a new Orion launch abort system Nov. 20, 2008. The abort motor is designed to pull the crew module away from the Ares I launch vehicle in an emergency situation on the launch pad or during the first 300,000 feet after launch. This is the first time such a test has been conducted since the Apollo Program tested its launch escape system in the 1960s. Photo by NASA



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The NLOS-LS is a rapidly deployable, networked, precision guided weapon system that will provide an extended range fires capability. Photo by
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Iraqi Soldiers from Samarra, Iraq, and U.S. Soldiers from 2-35 Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division stand at attention for the playing of The United States National Anthem and the Iraqi National Anthem during the Transfer of Authority from 2nd 327th Infantry Battalion, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division to 2-35 Infantry Battalion, 3rd BCT, 25th ID at Forward Operating Base Brassfield Mora, Iraq, on Nov. 18. Photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen.



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An Iraqi police officer from Special Weapons and Tactics scans his area of responsibility while learning patrol formations during Foreign Internal Defense Training on Camp Diwaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 16,. The training is led by U.S. Army Special Forces to prepare Iraqi security forces to take over security of their country. Photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris.



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On Bodenkamp in Holland, Tarin kowt arrived today, an aircraft on board with Dutch Venatici explosive devices. The animals are used in orūzgān province to assist in the detection of IED’s. The improvised explosive devices, often in the form of reservation bombs, are still a major threat to the population and the armed forces in Afghanistan.




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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2008) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine JS Mochishio (SS 600) is underway in the Pacific Ocean at the culmination of ANNUALEX 2008. ANNUALEX is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brendan Morgan/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2008) U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships participate in a joint photo exercise with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) at the culmination of ANNUALEX 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Schoeneberg/Released)

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Polish Forces performing para drops from helos

Poland, 17.11.2008: Military instructors parachute from Mil Mi-24

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 24: Thai soldiers stand guard outside the Parliament house on November 24, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of Anti-government protesters have surrounded the Parliament House building in what it's calling its "Final Battle" to pressure the government to resign.

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Georgian soldiers guard a check point at the village of Akhmaji in the Akhalgori region, 40 km west from Tbilisi on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. Tensions between Georgian police and Russian-backed troops are running high a day after gunfire erupted close to the Georgian presidential motorcade near the separatist South Ossetia region.

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Some 1,700 Ugandan African Union Peacekeeping soldiers in Somalia arrive back home at the Entebbe Airbase on November 24, 2008 after an 11-month mission in Somalia. Composed of 3,000 Ugandan and Burundian troops, the AMISOM mission has been deployed in the lawless capital Mogadishu since March 2007 but suffers from inadequate staffing and financing.

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Congolese men sit cuffed by Congolese government troops (FARDC) before being taken away by FARDC soldiers at the Kibati checkpoint north of Goma, eastern Congo, Saturday Nov. 23, 2008. Government forces stopped a UN convoy they claim was infiltrated by CDNP rebels in Goma, and took them into custody. UN officials say they were transporting 10 Mai Mai militiamen who had surrendered to the UN demobilisation program.

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Paramilitary soldiers chase away Kashmiri Muslims after they attacked the polling station with stones during a protest against elections in Barsoo, some 28 kilometers (17 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Government soldiers opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing Muslims protesting against elections in Indian Kashmir on Saturday, killing two people and seriously wounding another, police said.

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Sri Lankan soldiers patrol as a train carrying essential commodities to the war effected people in north of the island prepares to leave a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Sri Lankan soldiers captured a Tamil Tiger rebel training camp, while air force helicopters bombed two rebel groups in the north, the military said.

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Army soldiers wait to cast their ballots in regional elections at a polling station in Caracas, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sought to hold on to his dominance in state and municipal elections, facing an opposition aiming to win back power in key states and cities.

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 19: An Israeli Air Force F-16I jet fighter taxis to the runway during a rare presentation to the media November 19, 2008 at the Ramon Air Force base in southern Israel.

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An Israeli airforce F-16I fighter plane takes off at the Ramon Air Force Base, in the southern Israeli Negev desert, on November 19, 2008. The Israeli Air Force demonstrated today its aerial arsenal to the foreign press, including the F-16I, which military officials said was capable of reaching Iranian airspace without refueling.

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A shell flies from the chamber of an AK-47 as an Iraqi policeman sprays a target during a live-fire exercise at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 12. The exercise was part of the Anbar Province Security Force Tactical Conditioning Competition that gave Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police a chance to compete against each other and learn each other's strong points so they can work together to maintain the security of Iraq in the future.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Sean Cummins)



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Iraqi Security Forces riddle targets with rounds from their AK-47s during the Anbar Province Security Force Tactical Conditioning Competition at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 12. The goal of the competition was to build a working relationship between the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police forces and encourage future cooperation in controlling security for the country.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Sean Cummins)



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Iraqi policemen from Rawah, Iraq, cheer fiercely as their teammates quickly knock down targets during the Anbar Province Security Force Tactical Conditioning Competition at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 12. The competition was coordinated by Naval Special Warfare Detachment 5 and pitted teams of Iraqi Security Forces against each other in numerous fire-and-maneuver and physical training exercises that helped assess skill levels and build camaraderie between the forces.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Sean Cummins)



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1st Lt. Muklas Awad, al Qaim Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics team, stands with his troops at the Anbar Province Security Force Tactical Conditioning Competition at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 12. The competition pitted teams of Iraqi Security Forces against each other in numerous fire-and-maneuver and physical training exercises that helped assess skill levels and build camaraderie between the forces.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Sean Cummins)



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Lima, Peru: An honour guard chats on his phone at the government palace during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. November 24, 2008 (Reuters / Ivan Alvarado)


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Egyptian riot police stand in a line in front of a university as Egyptian university students from the Muslim Brotherhood at Al-Azhar University demonstrate in Cairo to protest the closing of the Gaza Strip. November 24, 2008. (REUTERS)

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Russian nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Veliky or "Peter the Great" arrives at the port of La Guaira outside Caracas November 25, 2008. A fleet of Russian warships arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday to conduct joint naval exercises off the Caribbean nation. The exercises, which are being closely watched by the United States, coincide with the visit of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, who is due in Venezuela on Wednesday.

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Venezuelan soldiers & sailors watch as a Russian warship arrives at the port of La Guaira outside Caracas November 25, 2008. A fleet of Russian warships arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday to conduct joint naval exercises off the Caribbean nation.

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Vladimir Sergeevich, commander of Russian fleet, left, shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Zahin Quintana during a meeting in Caracas, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008.

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Vladimir Sergeevich, commander of Russian fleet, reviews the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Caracas, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008.

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Photos from the terroist attack in Mumbai, India. Not for the squmish!

WARNING!!!! The Graphic images are indeed graphic!

Debris lies scattered at a blast site in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with television channels saying Westerners were being held hostage at two five-star hotels. At least 250 people have been wounded, police said. by REUTERS

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An ambulance makes its way through a blast site in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with television channels saying Westerners were being held hostage at two five-star hotels. At least 250 people have been wounded, police said. by REUTERS

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A photographer takes pictures at a blast site in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with television channels saying Westerners were being held hostage at two five-star hotels. At least 250 people have been wounded, police said. by REUTERS

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Onlookers stand at the site of a bomb blast in Mumbai November 26, 2008. At least 10 people were killed and 26 wounded in a series of shootings around India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with two five-star hotels among the targets in what police called a terror attack. Maharahstra state police chief A.N. Roy said attackers had fired automatic weapons indiscriminately, and used grenades, adding that they were still holed up in some buildings. by REUTERS

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A man carries a victim of a gun attack at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. A top state officials says at least 40 people have been killed and 100 have been injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowded Mumbai train station, luxury hotels and a restaurant popular with tourists. Johnny Joseph, chief secretary for Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, says the death toll could rise further. A.N. Roy, a senior police officer, says police were battling the gunmen. AP Photo by Rajanish Kakade

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Smoke emerges from behind a dome on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India's financial capital, killing at least 78 people and wounding at least 200, officials said. The gunmen were specifically targeting Britons and Americans, media reports said, and may be holding hostages. The gunmen also attacked police headquarters in south Mumbai, the area where most of the attacks, which began late Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning, took place. AP Photo by Gautam Singh

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Victims of the gun attacks are transported and lay on a hospital bed at the St. George's hospital in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Indian police say several people have been wounded when gunmen opened fire on at least seven places in Mumbai, including luxury hotels. A.N. Roy, a senior police officer, says police were battling the gunmen. AP Photo by Rajanish Kakade

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TV grab from Indian TV via Sky News shows an armed man suspected to be one of the assailants, according to Sky News, after a series of attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, with police reporting firing incidents and explosions at different sites across India's financial capital. About 60 bodies and more than 200 injured people have been brought to a hospital in Mumbai after a series of shootings and blasts across India's financial capital, the Press Trust of India said. by AFP/***** Images

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Police stand guard after shooting took place inside a railway station in Mumbai November 26, 2008. Fatal shootings in India's financial hub of Mumbai appear to be a terrorist attack, a senior police office said on Wednesday. by REUTERS

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