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Israel mourns Mumbai attack victims

DUBAI: The new head for Chabad House, which was targeted by terrorists, has arrived in Mumbai even as a string of memorial services were held in Israel for the victims.

Terrorists had struck Nariman House, where the Jewish centre was located. Six Jewish inmates, a majority of whom were Israelis or holders of a dual-nationality were killed in the attacks. The dead included Mumbai’s Chabad head, Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife Rivka. Israeli daily Haaretz said Rabbi Dov Goldberg arrived in Mumbai from New York.

In Israel, the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is holding a memorial service for the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks later on Wednesday. India’s Ambassador to Israel Navtej Sarna would attend the ceremony, along with the family members of Holtzberg couple killed in the Mumbai attacks, said an IDE statement. Several memorial services have been held in Israel since arrival of the bodies of the victims from Mumbai.

In Mumbai, Rabbi Goldberg said: “We are staying at the same centre and will rebuild it even nicer than it was. We will try and open it as soon as possible.” However, Israel has declined to provide security to Chabad centres in the region since they are not state-run. Nevertheless, it is possible that the centres will coordinate their security arrangements with the government.

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