Indian security forces have been exchanging fire with gunmen holding dozens of hostages in two luxury hotels in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay).
Troops surrounded the premises shortly after armed men carried out a series of co-ordinated attacks across the city, killing 101 people and injuring 287.
The hotels were among several locations in the main tourist and business district targeted late on Wednesday.
Police say four suspected terrorists have been killed and nine arrested.
The situation is still volatile in two of the most high-profile targets of Wednesday's attacks - the Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi Trident hotels, where armed men are believed to be holding about 40 hostages.
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There are reports of intermittent exchange of fire between security forces and the armed attackers barricaded inside both hotels.
Correspondents say security personnel have so far not stormed the premises perhaps for fear of endangering the lives of hostages, some of whom could be Westerners.
There are also unconfirmed reports that five gunmen have taken hostages in an office block in the financial district of Mumbai.
The city's main commuter train station, a hospital, and a restaurant were among at least seven locations caught up in the violence
Police declare curfew around Taj in MumbaiAmbulances are driving up to the entrance to the hotel and journalists have been moved even further back from the area.
Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station late Wednesday in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital, killing at least 82 people, taking Westerners hostage, police said.
A group of suspected Muslim militants has claimed responsibility.
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