Fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel, one of several sites targeted in attacks that have killed at least 130.

Indian troops battled with the gunmen for most of the day after swooping on the building at first light.

There were conflicting reports about whether a siege at a Jewish centre in Mumbai had ended - a rabbi and others are believed to be held hostage there.

India’s foreign minister said “elements with links to Pakistan” were involved.

However, his Pakistani counterpart has urged India not to bring politics into the issue, saying “we should join hands to defeat the enemy”.

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The stand-offs began late on Wednesday when gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades opened fire indiscriminately on crowds at a major railway station, the two hotels, the Jewish centre, a hospital and a cafe frequented by foreigners.

Earlier, nearly 100 guests and staff - many of them westerners - were rescued from the Oberoi-Trident hotel.

Around 370 people have been injured since Wednesday, while the death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are discovered.

One security official said eight foreigners were known to have died, among them three Germans, a Japanese, Canadian and Australian.

‘Bodies in hall’

Indian television reported at one stage that the siege at Nariman House, which houses the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch, had ended, but later reports appeared to contradict this.

An ambulance was seen pulling up at the building and taking one person away. It was not clear if it was a hostage.

Earlier, commandos had blown up a part of the wall of the flourth floor of the building, having swooped at first light, lowered down onto the roof by ropes from helicopters and dropping smoke bombs to create confusion.

Soldiers were said to have been tentatively moving down through the building, trying not to cause casualties among the hostages.

Earlier, a woman and child were seen leaving the building, but it was unclear whether they had managed to escape or were released.

The child was identified as the two-year-old son of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, the main representative at the ultra-orthodox outreach centre. There was no word on the rabbi’s fate.

Indian security forces say they believe at least one gunman with “two or more hostages” remains in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.

Large explosions and gunfire have been ringing out from the building for most of the day after truckloads of commandos entered the hotel. A journalist and bystander outside the hotel were taken to hospital after being hit by shrapnel.

Indian commandos who managed to enter other parts of the Taj Mahal say they found at least 30 bodies in one hall.

The commandos also said the militants were well aware of the layout of the hotel, and that they had recovered a Mauritius identity card as well as guns and money.

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