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| Moshe Holtzberg: Boy who survived 2008 attack returns to Mumbai | Moshe Holtzberg: Boy who survived 2008 attack returns to Mumbai |
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| An Israeli boy whose parents were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has returned to the Indian city for the first time as part of a delegation. | An Israeli boy whose parents were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has returned to the Indian city for the first time as part of a delegation. |
| Moshe Holtzberg, 11, will be present as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu opens a memorial for the victims of the attack. | Moshe Holtzberg, 11, will be present as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu opens a memorial for the victims of the attack. |
| "I am very happy", Moshe told reporters in Hindi soon after his arrival. | "I am very happy", Moshe told reporters in Hindi soon after his arrival. |
| Moshe will also visit his old home, Chabad House, a Jewish cultural centre, where his parents worked. | Moshe will also visit his old home, Chabad House, a Jewish cultural centre, where his parents worked. |
| He was saved by his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel. | He was saved by his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel. |
| She said she found Moshe, then barely two-years-old, standing over the bodies of his parents, and so she grabbed him and ran outside to safety. | |
| Ms Samuel, a widow, gave up her life in India and left her two sons to move to Israel and continue caring for Moshe. | Ms Samuel, a widow, gave up her life in India and left her two sons to move to Israel and continue caring for Moshe. |
| Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky, who now runs Chabad House, told reporters that Moshe's visit was "very emotional" for them. | Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky, who now runs Chabad House, told reporters that Moshe's visit was "very emotional" for them. |
| "We are very excited to meet Moshe, who's not a baby anymore but will always remain a baby in our hearts," he added. | "We are very excited to meet Moshe, who's not a baby anymore but will always remain a baby in our hearts," he added. |
| BBC correspondents say that Indian media, who covered his story extensively when he was saved, are still referring him to as "baby Moshe" and his return is generating great excitement. | BBC correspondents say that Indian media, who covered his story extensively when he was saved, are still referring him to as "baby Moshe" and his return is generating great excitement. |
| Moshe's parents were among six people killed by gunmen at Chabad House in the Mumbai attacks, which began on 27 November 2008. | Moshe's parents were among six people killed by gunmen at Chabad House in the Mumbai attacks, which began on 27 November 2008. |
| The luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotels were also targeted, along with the city's Chhattrapati Shivaji train station. | The luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotels were also targeted, along with the city's Chhattrapati Shivaji train station. |
| The attacks left 174 people - including nine gunmen - dead. | The attacks left 174 people - including nine gunmen - dead. |