War Zone Mumbai on Thanksgiving Day
The attack seemed to be a well planned, well organized terror attack with AK-47 rifles and grenades entered Taj Hotel in south Mumbai and Trident-Oberoi . The attacks, which were blamed on Muslim militants, targeted two luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish center. Anees Ahmed, a top state official, had said authorities believed up to 15 foreigners were being held hostage at the Taj Mahal hotel.
Dozens of people were still trapped or held captive on Thursday, among them Americans, Britons, Italians, Swedes, Canadians, Yemenis and New Zealanders. Officials say Australian, Japanese and British nationals are among the dead.
NSG forces are being rushed to Mumbai. Naval forces have been asked to join and help the contain the violence along with state armed forces and police.
Al Jazeera news(On Thanksgiving day)
Al Jazeera's Matt McClure said: "There was at least five attacks - the largest on a Mumbai rail station and there were three on large, luxury hotels.
"It seems clear what the intent is here - to sow fear and leave people worried and thinking 'nowhere is safe'.
India has witnessed a series of co-ordinated attacks in recent months.
A little-known Islamic group, the Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahedeen, claimed responsibility.
FOX FORUM: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: A 'Planned' Operation Designed to Create Chaos(On Thanksgiving day)
Blood smeared the floor of the Chhatrapati Shivaji rail station, where attackers sprayed bullets into the crowded terminal. Press Trust of India quoted the chief of the Mumbai railway police, A.K. Sharma, as saying several men armed with rifles and grenades were holed up at the station.
Other gunmen attacked Leopold's restaurant, a landmark popular with foreigners, and the police headquarters in southern Mumbai, the area where most of the attacks took place. The restaurant was riddled with bullet holes and there were blood on the floor and shoes left by fleeing customers.
A British citizen who was dining at the Oberoi hotel told Sky News television that the gunmen who struck there singled out Britons and Americans.
The British Foreign Office said it was advising all British citizens in Mumbai to stay indoors.
Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, strongly condemned the attacks. "Today's attacks in Mumbai which have claimed many innocent victims remind us, yet again, of the threat we face from violent extremists," Miliband said in a statement.
The Associated Press, Reuters and Sky News contributed to this report.
It is reported more than 118 people are dead and more than 320 are injured. This kind of organized terror strike has been taken place in Mumbai. This should be a eye opener to Indian Government as well to the whole world. We should all fight against terrorist and terrorism of any form. Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh says that this could be a external hand in this attack.
On the Thanksgiving day let us all pledge to root out terrorism of any form from the face of Earth.
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7 Comments
Post a CommentAn awful situation, thanks for the report :) Sheri
You present very vivid images.
'Blood smeared on the floor' does not sound good at all.
Very sad...very shameful matter....very pathetic situation. Good reporting by you.
Scary news. Just had friends return from there. What a tragedy this is!
I will never understand how people can be so cruel to one another. The world is a sad place at times.
When I first heard the news I found myself wondering why, how can we celebrate when others are suffering so, all are in my prayers and I pray the suffering doesn't last. I'm worried where the world is headed and if we will ever survive what is to come.