A Bristol lawyer living in Mumbai has told how his family have become "prisoners" in their own home after the terrorist attacks on the Indian city.

More than 150 people are now known to have died when terrorists opened fire on people at a number of crowded public places.

Some 14 foreign nationals, including one Briton, have been confirmed among those killed by the terrorists, who are said to have tried to pick out British and American passport holders.

Jake Kilcoyne-Betts lives in the south of Mumbai close to both the Oberoi and the Taj Mahal hotels, which were the main focus of the terrorists' attacks.

Mr Kilcoyne-Betts, a lawyer with Osborne Clarke in Bristol, is currently on a secondment in Mumbai.

The 28-year-old, who has been working in India since October, said he had been supposed to meet his wife in the Leopold Cafe, a popular tourist haunt which came under attack, but they managed to return to their flat when the shooting started.

He said: "We heard two or three explosions about 10pm on Wednesday and then gunshots. There were blasts and shots in the morning but I have not heard anything since.

"We live at the southern tip of Mumbai and there is no way for us to get north without putting ourselves in danger. It is like a military stand-off – guns against guns."

Last night, up to six terrorists were still believed to be inside the Taj Mahal hotel.