By Teh Joo Lin

A SINGAPOREAN held hostage in a luxury hotel in Mumbai overrun by terrorists remains unharmed in an ongoing stand-off with Indian authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said last evening.

She is believed to be a married lawyer in her 20s who works for a law firm here but had gone to India on a business trip. She and her husband have no children, sources told The Straits Times.

The Singapore authorities first learnt about the hostage situation in the Oberoi Hotel from her family members, who called the MFA at about 6am yesterday.

Singaporean man was 200m away from violence
By Carolyn Quek & Teh Joo Lin

MR NG LENG was having dinner with friends in the heart of Mumbai's tourist quarter on Wednesday night when suddenly, India's second-biggest city exploded in violence.

Terrorists, armed with AK-47 rifles and grenade launchers, stormed the ritzy Taj Mahal Palace hotel 200m away and started firing randomly.

Mr Ng, who works in Mumbai, ran outside the restaurant, where his friend's driver was waiting. His group jumped into the van and sped off down the streets of Mumbai.

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