Indian commandos are storming a Jewish centre in Mumbai, where gunmen are holding a number of people hostage
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Troops abseiled from a helicopter into the building, as a ground assault was launched. Gunfire was later heard.
Security forces are still clearing gunmen from one of two luxury hotels, after Wednesday's attacks that killed more than 130 people and injured 300.
The army says it has now taken control of the Oberoi Trident hotel, rescuing the last 30 hostages.
Meanwhile, security forces are still moving room-to room at the Taj Mahal Palace.
An army commander said nearly all guests and staff had been evacuated and that the security operation would be "wrapped up in a few hours".
At first light helicopters swooped over the Nariman House business and residential complex in south Mumbai, which houses the Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch.
Commandos initially dropped "thunder flashes" or smoke bombs to create confusion and then several troops abseiled down ropes to secure the roof.
The BBC's David Loyn say they 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.
In a separate development, the Indian navy has taken control of two Pakistani merchant navy ships and is questioning their crews after witnesses said some of the militants came ashore on small speed boats.
From BBC