UPDATE 11:17AM EST: YWN has confirmed via the Misaskim Comand Center in Brooklyn that just moments ago ZAKA has R”L removed two bodies (males) of Frum people from the Chabad House in Mumbai. No identifications have been made.

UPDATE 11:40AM EST: Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg HY”D, the beloved directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, were R”L killed during one of the worst terrorist attacks to strike India in recent memory. According to security services, the Chabad House was a pre-selected target.

Jewish communities around the world reacted with shock to the loss of the couple, who were killed Thursday at their Chabad House during a standoff between Indian military forces and terrorists.

Their toddler son, Moshe, managed to escape with his nanny some hours before Indian commandos stormed their building, known as the Nariman House, in the popular touristy neighborhood of Colaba. The Associated Press reported that the boy was unharmed, but was wearing blood-soaked pants.

As soon as additional information is available and confirmed, it will be posted.

(YWN Headquaters – NYC)