27 November 2008

Andreas Liveras

Andreas Liveras
Andreas Liveras had gone to the Taj Palace hotel for a meal

A British national killed after gunmen mounted attacks across Mumbai has been named as Andreas Liveras.

The businessman was pronounced dead on arrival at St George's Hospital in the Indian city formerly known as Bombay.

Mr Liveras, the founder of a luxury yacht business who was in his 70s, had earlier described the chaos in the city in a telephone interview with the BBC.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that mor than seven Britons have been injured in the attacks.

Mr Liveras visited the Taj Palace Hotel for a curry on Wednesday evening, having heard that the hotel served the best food in Mumbai.

He became caught up in the violence, and when he spoke to the BBC he said: "I think it's got the best restaurant here. But as soon as we sat at the table we heard the machine gun fire outside in the corridor."

He described hiding under the table and then being led to a salon in the hotel where hundreds of other guests were sheltering