Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today termed as "very grave" the situation in Mumbai arising out of last night's terror attacks across the city that left 80 people, including 11 policemen, dead.
He said some terrorists were holed up at the Taj Hotel at Colaba and Trident (formerly Oberoi) hotels.
Deshmukh said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured all cooperation to help tackle the aftermath of terror attacks.
Eleven policemen, including five officers, were killed in the attacks, he said.
The Chief Minister, who rushed back here from Kerala, said Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had assured Central government's assistance to tackle the situation.
Around 200 NSG commandos would soon reach Mumbai, Deshmukh said adding five columns of army and two columns of navy commands have been deployed.
Deshmukh refuted reports that Cama hospital in south Mumbai was in control of terrorists.
The Chief Minister strongly condemned the terror strikes and asked people not to believe in rumours.
Deshmukh assured the people that his government will take stringent action against the culprits involved in the attacks.
Terrorists came on boats, says CM Vilasrao Deshmukh
The terrorists, who created havoc here overnight, came by boats and struck at 10 places but their number is not known immediately, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said.
Addressing a press conference in the wee hours, he said two terrorists had been killed in encounters with police and security forces and nine suspects have been detained.
The terror attacks began between 9 pm and 9.15 pm with indiscriminate firing and bomb blasts, Deshmukh said.
The terrorists came by boats and started firing, he said but their number was was not immediately known.
The attackers threw grenades and fired indiscriminately while storming the hotels across Mumbai, he added.
At least two sten guns have been recovered from the terrorists, the Chief Minister said.
To a question, he said it was not immediately known as to who was involved in the attacks as the entire police force is concentrating on saving lives.
He said around 200 National Security Guard (NSG) commandos had been dispatched from Delhi for the operation to flush out terrorists.
Asked whether foreigners were the target of the attacks, the Chief Minister disagreed, saying it could not be said.
