Posted on 11/26/2008 11:54:49 AM PST by Freeport
MUMBAI: Terror struck the country's financial capital late on Wednesday night as coordinate serial explosions and indiscriminate firing rocked eight areas across Mumbai including the crowded CST railway station, two five star hotels--Oberoi and Taj. ( Watch )
At least 80 people were dead and 250 injured in the terror attacks, hospital sources said.
Two terrorists were still inside the Oberoi Hotel and commando operation was on.
Terrorists hijacked white police jeep near Metro cinema in South Mumbai.
Firing was also reported near Maharashtra state assembly building in South Mumbai.
Armed with AK-47 rifles and grenades, a couple of terrorists entered the passenger hall of CST and opened fire and threw grenades, Mumbai General Railway Police Commissioner A K Sharma said.
The terror strike which began at 10:33 PM at Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus(CST), formerly known as the Victoria Terminus(VT), claimed 10 lives in the premises of the station alone, police said.
Three persons were killed in a bomb explosion in a taxi on Mazegaon dockyard road and an equal number were gunned down at Taj Hotel. The victims in the hotel were its employees.
The lobby of the Oberoi hotel was on fire and the hotel evacuated, eyewitnesses said.
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My Indian friends (some of whom are Muslim) living in Mumbai, Hyderbad, Bangalore and Pune tell me the populations is almost 50% Muslim, however the CIA World Fact Book only shows it as 13.4%. Regardless, that’s a LOT of people to wipe out, and would not be looked upon kindly by most people.
>>t’s time for India to join the war against terrorism by going into the Mohammedan strongholds within their country and killing every last Islamist within their nation.
The population of India is no more than 15% Muslim. Of course all Muslims in India and surrounding areas are all descendents of former Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and others forced into Islam by the scimitar, high taxes, rape and so on.
Oh my! My prayers for your friend and their family!
Øbama will ask that “both sides show restraint”
That’s true, when I first saw the story I thought it was in Africa, until I noticed that the people in the video looked Indian. And I thought I was relatively well read.
The Amish.
Yes, this is probably true for the most part, however its been a long time since that happened, and Islam is well established as a native Indian religion now. But I digress.
This is a sad happening, but we need to remember that there is a difference between the nutball terrorist Muslims and sane and responsible Muslims.
Then I expect the responsible Muslims to step up and take a stand against these senseless atrocities. If they would do that in any sort of large numbers it would go a long way toward better relations with the rest of the world.
Our pain is for our friends and their family.
And all the innocents harmed in this horrific act of barbarism.
Thanks to all who are praying and offering sympathy.
Thank God 2 if the Sons are still alive.
We are praying they survive. We have no further details after the initial shocking news.
My Prayers are with them.
Thank you. It’s hard to comprehend such sadness.
Even after 9/11 it’s still hard to deal with.
Thanks to so many of you who offered prayers.
We have some serious family issues right now that pale in comparison to this tragedy. We remember to count our blessings and remember those who are suffering.
Stay safe and be well
As of 2001 the Muslim Population was 13.8% or about 130 million. The population of Muslims is growing much faster than the Hindu population.
What makes you think they were Pakistani Muslims instead of Indian Muslims?
"Deccan Mujahideen"
That likely tells the story.
Thank you more than you all can know.
My wife's co-worker is in India right now, but she isn't sure where. She is hoping that her friend was not staying at a hotel but with family/friends. She sent off an email as soon as we put on the news.
Praying that your wife’s coworker is safe. What a horrific experience for everyone.
None of us are safe from such mindless brutality.
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