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Security chief resigns after Mumbai massacre
Sunday, 30 November 2008
India's top security official has resigned.
It comes as the Indian government continues to struggle under growing accusations of security failures following the Mumbai terror attacks that killed 174 people.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil submitted his letter of resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who accepted.
A day after the siege ended, authorities are still removing victims bodies from the Taj Mahal hotel, where three suspected Muslim militants made a last stand before Indian commandos killed them in a blaze of gunfire and explosions.
Among the dead were 18 foreigners, including six Americans. Nine gunmen were killed.
The dead also included Germans, Canadians, Israelis and nationals from Britain, Italy, Japan, China, Thailand, Australia and Singapore.
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