This is like the riots we had in Cincinnati a few years back where in order to really show The Man that the mob meant business, they burned their own neighborhoods. (And for that matter, then complained when the businesses moved out to the suburbs, and there were no jobs.)
It appears that westerners were targeted and there may be British or American hostages.
And guess who's behind it.
Mumbai (Bombay), India. And it affects us because (a) the terrorists are targeting Westerners, specifically Britons and Americans from other reports; (b) we have a tremendous amount of trade with India and thousands of Indian workers work for American companies every day. I have several software testers that work under me in India, although they’re in Hyderabad, not Mumbai.
This has all the fingerprints of a large, well-planned al Qaeda operation. They’re targeting civilians, in multiple locations at once.
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It used to be called Bombay.
Mumbai (Bombay, India) is the financial and technical center of India. Think NYC & Silicon Valley all rolled into one.
It's where a lot of customer support comes from when you call in (Please, no stupid India jokes. I have friends from school from there.).
If sufficient disruption occurs, there will be local, regional, and global fall out.
If the terrorists turn out to be say, from Pakistan, look for another ugly war shortly.
If it's home grown, look for another Hindi / Muslim pogrom.
It's probably going to get messier before it gets better.
Bombay India , a BIG city.
You have the audacity to say this??? Human beings are losing their lives for gosh sake.
Bombay, India. MAJOR city.
If Pakistan is behind it, nuke tensions heat up since both Pakistan and India have nukes.
The US has to get involved...unfortunately.
I had to look up some info myself. Mumbai is the 3rd largest city in the world.