Stop the Press: Mumbai Attacks
“They entered the passenger hub of a station and started firing,” AK Sharma, a Mumbai police government railway police commissioner told local television.
Police stand guard on a street by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Johnny Joseph, chief secretary for Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, says the death toll could rise.
Islamic militants often have been blamed for past bombing attacks in Mumbai and elsewhere in India.
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Ten years later, in 2003, 52 people were killed in Mumbai bombings blamed on Muslim militants and in July 2007 a series of seven blasts ripped through railway trains and commuter rail stations. The motive for the attacks was not immediately clear but Mumbai has frequently been targeted in terror attacks, often blamed on Muslim militants, including a series of blasts in July 2007 that killed 187 people.
MUMBAI, India - Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India’s financial capital, killing at least 78 people and wounding at least 200, officials said Thursday. The gunmen also attacked police headquarters in south Mumbai, the area where most of the attacks, which began late Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning, took place.
A media report said a little-known group, the Deccan Mujahideen, has claimed responsibility for the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
Ten years later, in 2003, 52 people were killed in Mumbai bombings blamed on Muslim militants and in July 2007 a series of seven blasts ripped through railway trains and commuter rail stations.
The gunmen also attacked police headquarters in south Mumbai, the area where most of the attacks took place.
Reports: At Least 10 Dead In Attacks Across Mumbai Nov.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 26, 2008 - At least 80 people have been killed in a series of attacks in Mumbai Mumbai, police said.
SAN FRANCISCO - A series of coordinated bomb and gun attacks on Wednesday night in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, have claimed dozens of lives and sown confusion as gunmen were reported holding foreigners hostage at hotels.
Most have been blamed on Islamist militants, although police have also arrested suspected Hindu extremists thought to be behind some of the attacks.
Acting Foreign Minister Simon Crean says at least two Australians have been injured in the attacks.
The state government says nearly 80 people are confirmed dead and 150 others are injured so far.
Several senior police officials, including the city’s anti-terrorism chief, are reportedly among the dead, Asthhana added.
The government has previously blamed terrorist attacks on organizations linked to foreign powers, without offering evidence or making arrests.
There were reports of explosions and continued firing, the channel said.
The Press Trust of India news agency quoted Mumbai General Railway Police Commissioner A.K.
Johnny Joseph, chief secretary for Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, said 78 people had been killed and 200 had been injured. 26, 200
Leopold’s restaurant was riddled with bullet holes and there were blood stains on the floor and shoes left by fleeing customers, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.
The Press Trust of India said at least 16 people were killed in the attacks that began late Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning.
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A policeman walks with an elderly man after shootings by unidentified assailants at a railway station in Mumbai November 26, 200
Shooters Attack Several Sites In India Nov.
Local news organizations reported at least 80 people were killed and 250 injured in the attacks, which occurred in seven locations including two luxury hotels and one of the city’s main railway stations.
There have been five shootouts and two grenade attacks, according to the news station’s report.
An online report by the Wall Street Journal quoted Mumbai police commissioner A.N.
