Mumbai Attacks

[Always Neutral]

Gentlemen if you disagree with a topic and feel that it is a waste of time debating it, I suggest you do not keep it alive by posting in it. Let it "die on the vine". Keeping it alive with pointless sarcastic one liners won't help the cause either.

Dear K,

Agreed.

Regards

 

[BanglaBhoot]

Keeping it alive with pointless sarcastic one liners won't help the cause either.

Whose or what cause are you referring to? It seems their only cause is to prevent debate and keep India above criticism that is why they waste time drowning the issue in a nonsense discussion or one liners as you put it. Is that the cause we are to support? Would it not be easier to delete the one liners so that the genuine reader may peruse the actual information or opinion that is the subject of the thread.

 

[Keysersoze]

Whose or what cause are you referring to? It seems their only cause is to prevent debate and keep India above criticism that is why they waste time drowning the issue in a nonsense discussion or one liners as you put it. Is that the cause we are to support? Would it not be easier to delete the one liners so that the genuine reader may peruse the actual information or opinion that is the subject of the thread.

I was responding to the request for deletion of threads by another member. Likewise if you feel you have a valid point then carry on discussing it. I am sure others would join in the debate if it has validity.

 

[smeaglegolum]

Petrol pump blown up, RAF may storm hotels

CNN-IBN


FLASHPOINT: An injured man is seen being escorted by policemen at the Taj Hotel.
Colaba: Petrol pump blown up
10 killed in Colaba attack
Gun battle outside Metro cinema hall
Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Taj under siege
RAF considering commando action, may storm hotels
Local trains suspended
Gunfire and grenades, the latest modus operandi of terrorists
Roads in Mumbai completely deserted
Terrorists still holed up at Nariman House
Crowded areas and buildings one behind another, difficult situation for rescue

Mumbai: At least four people are reported to have been killed and 15 are injured as unidentified groups of gunmen opened fire in at least four places across south Mumbai on Wednesday night.

Mumbai police confirm it is a terrorist attack. The five-star Hotel Oberoi is under siege and gunmen are reported to have held the occupants hostage.
Reports say 10 gunmen are holed up inside Hotel Oberoi.

Firing and gunshots are also reported from CST Railway Terminus, the popular Café Leopold restaurant and Cama Hospital - all in south Mumbai.
Hotels under siege

The first incident took place at between 2215 hrs IST and 2230 hrs IST when bullets, apparently from automatic weapons, were fired at police and paramilitary forces outside the Taj Hotel in south Mumbai.

The next, near simultaneous shooting took place near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus police station in which six people were injured.
Police have cordoned off the CST Railway Terminus, a crowded place at this time of the evening, and have stopped entry.

Press Trust of India reports two persons armed with automatic weapons and hand grenades are holed up inside the CST station.
PTI also reports three people, employees of Taj Hotel in South Mumbai, were killed after being fired upon by terrorists and an equal number of people died in a bomb blast in a taxi at Dockyard Road.
The lobby of Hotel Oberoi is reportedly on fire.

At CST

Unidentified persons opened fire near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, headquarters of the Central Railway, which is a world heritage building and remains crowded almost throughout the day.

Local train services to and from CST have been suspended. A police official said he saw two people, armed with automatic weapons at CST.

"They opened indiscriminate fire and fled inside. They are reported to be holed up between platform seven and eight," he said.
Two more blasts have been reported from Majhgaon and BPT Colony.

 

[smeaglegolum]

Terror attacks in Mumbai; 16 dead, several injured

27 Nov 2008, 0000 hrs IST, TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES


MUMBAI: Terrorists struck at India's financial capital late Wednesday night as at least seven near-simultaneous firings and explosions rocked areas in the vicinity of posh hotels in South Mumbai, leaving ten persons dead and several injured. ( Watch )

Armed with AK-47 rifles and grenades, a couple of terrorists entered the passenger hall of crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CST) railway station and opened fire.

Ten people were killed in firing at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) station, police said. Over 30 people were injured in firing at CST, a senior police official said.

Director General of Police A N Roy said at least two terrorists were holed up inside the Oberoi Hotel where firing was on.

Three people, employees of Taj Hotel in South Mumbai, were killed after being fired upon by terrorists and an equal number of people died in a bomb blast in a taxi at Dockyard Road.

There were reports of firing around several landmark buildings in the Colaba-Nariman Point area, including the Taj hotel, Oberoi and other tourist attractions and pubs like Leopold's. The top floor of Oberoi was said to be on fire amid reports of blasts in the area and blood-smeared bodies were being brought out of the Taj lobby.

Firing and blasts were also reported from Mazgaon, the Metro Junction, Crawford Market and Colaba. There were reports of a blast in a taxi on the Western Express Highway, near Vile Parle, but there was no confirmation.

The firing and bombing apparently started close to the Gateway of India. The gunbattle then moved on towards CST and raged on for over 45 minutes from 10 pm, sending commuters running out of the station.

The assailants also fired into the crowd at CST and people on the trains and then ran out of the station themselves and into neighbouring buildings, including Cama Hospital, after being challenged by cops.

SRPF personnel then entered the iconic BMC building -- just opposite CST -- to take aim at the assailants, BMC commissioner Jairaj Phatak said. "We fear some of the assailants are still inside the station and we want to catch them if they come out," a police official said.

Vikhroli police station senior inspector Habib Ansari was on his way to work from his Colaba home when he saw two armed men, with sophisticated weaponry, trying to run into bylanes near the Gateway of India.

"I rushed back to Colaba and all policemen, including GRP and RPF personnel, were called up," he added.

Bhisham Mansukhani, a journalist, was attending a wedding reception at the Taj's Crystal Room. "I was inside the bar when glass shards almost hit my eye," he said. "More than 200 people were escorted inside Chambers, a business centre inside the hotel," he added.

 

[smeaglegolum]

Coward bastar_ds.

 

[Chanakya.10]

Just kill those *************..

 

[Nihat]

Just kill those *************..

Nop , don't kill them - Catch them alive.

Just like Delhi police caught that Saif Mohammed guy from Batla house , I bet that everyday he lives a life of torture and wishes he were dead , thats the life these bast@rds deserves.

 

[Imran Khan]

Mumbai rocked by deadly shootings
Scene outside a luxury hotel in Mumbai

Gunmen have opened fire at a number of sites in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing at least 10 people and injuring others, local reports say.

Police said the shootings appeared to be terrorist attacks.

Gunmen opened fire in at least seven sites, including a train station and a restaurant popular with tourists.

Shootings were also reported near two five star hotels and at a hospital. At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported.

Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately.

"The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed," said AN Roy, police commissioner of Maharashtra state.

Some gunmen were still holed up in buildings that had been targeted, police said.

Sajjad Karim, an MEP for the North West of England who is in Mumbai, told the BBC he had seen a gunman opening fire in the lobby of Taj Mahal hotel.

He said he had seen people fall before fleeing to a restaurant, where the doors had been barricaded.

"All I saw was one man on foot carrying a machine gun type of weapon - which I then saw him firing from and I saw people hitting the floor, people right next to me," he said.

The other hotel targeted was the Oberoi.

 

[Imran Khan]

25 Wounded During Mumbai Terror Attack Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Nov. 26: A man injured in a gun battle is carried to a hospital in Mumbai, India.
MUMBAI, India — DEVELOPING: Gunmen targeted luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India's financial capital Thursday, wounding 25 people, police and witnesses said.

It was not clear how many of those were dead or injured, but Indian television stations are reproting at least 20 dead, while Reuters puts the number at 10.

A.N Roy police commissioner of Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, said several people had been wounded in the attacks and police were battling the gunmen.

"The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed," said Roy.

Some of the gunmen are still holed up in buildings, a police official told Reuters.

Two eyewitnesses told Sky News through mobile devises the gunmen were going after westerners.

"We were asked if there were any British or Americans," they said.

Gunmen opened fire on two of the city's best known Luxury hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi. They also attacked the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station in southern Mumbai and Leopold's restaurant, a Mumbai landmark.

It was not immediately clear what the motive was for the attacks.

"It was really scary. It was like the sound of loud crackers, not one but several, we just ran out of there," said Janice Sequeira, a tourist who had been at a restaurant in the Taj Mahal Hotel.

At the Oberoi, police officer P.I. Patil said shots had been fired inside and the hotel had been cordoned off. He would not give any other details.

The Press Trust of India news agency quoted Mumbai General Railway Police Commissioner A.K. Sharma as saying that several men armed with rifles and grenades were holed up in the train station.

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.

At least 25 people had been brought to the G.T. Hospital near the shootings, said hospital official Yogesh Pandey.

The Associated Press, Reuters and Sky News contributed to this report.

 

[Imran Khan]

Gunmen attack targets in Indian cityStory Highlights
Gunmen strike at series of targets popular with tourists and business people

Eighteen reported killed, several more injured

Ongoing gunbattles reported at two hotels

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(CNN) -- At least 18 people were killed in a series of coordinated attacks targeting sites popular with tourists and business people, according to police and CNN's sister network in India.

An injured man is carried to a hospital in Mumbai.

Ongoing battles between police and gunmen were reported at two five-star hotels by CNN-IBN.

Gunmen, some also armed with grenades, attacked targets including the hotels, a cafe, and a train station, police say.

At least 18 people were reportedly killed in coordinated strikes, according to IBN.

The TV station reports at least one ongoing gun battle at the five-star Oberoi Hotel where gunmen have reportedly taken hostages.

At another top hotel, the Taj, IBN reported more gunfire and chaos.

The targets include businesses frequented by international visitors.

CNN correspondent Andrew Stevens said: "We are getting reports of ongoing incidents at the railway station and the Oberoi Hotel."

A local journalist told CNN he had seen evidence of an attack at the city's domestic airport, which is on the outskirts of the Mumbai.

IBN reported explosions at a gas station and inside a taxi on a dockside road.

Attacks were reported at the Taj and Oberoi hotels, the popular Café Leopold, and Cama Hospital, and the

 

[Chanakya.10]

Oh Sh** man!!!!

What do these cowards want to prove??????

Hang them by their by the balls......................................

 

[tyagi]

# Terrorists still holed up at three places, including Oberoi and Taj hotels; encounter in progress, says DGP A N Roy

# Colaba: BP Petrol Pump blown up

# 10 killed in Colaba attack

# Taxi blown up in Vile Parle

# Gun battle outside Metro cinema hall

# Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Taj under siege

# RAF considering commando action, may storm hotels

# Mumbai police say air surveillance ready

# Local trains suspended

 

[Imran Khan]

already posted sir

 

[smeaglegolum]

Update:

Terror attacks in Mumbai; 80 dead, over 250 injured