NSW: Australian actress escapes gunfire in India
27 Nov 2008 12:41 PM
Former Neighbours star BROOKE SATCHWELL says she hid inside a tiny bathroom cupboard for about an hour to escape gun fire in the Indian city of Mumbai.
The 28-year-old says she was heading back inside the Taj Mahal Hotel .. where she's staying with some friends .. after having a cigarette when she heard gun shots.
At least 78 people have been killed in a series of attacks apparently targeting foreigners as heavily armed Islamist militants hit two luxury hotels and other sites.
She's told the Ten Network people started to lock themselves in toilet cubicles but that didn't seem like a very clever idea as there was no way out .. and she decided to hide inside a small cupboard.
She says people were getting shot in the corridor and there was a dead body outside the bathroom.
After running out onto the street and into another hotel she says she realised the streets were even more dangerous .. especially for tourists .. so she ran down some back lanes and stairs to get back to the Taj Mahal.
