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Terror strikes Mumbai again

Terror struck India's financial hub Mumbai last night leaving at least 21 people dead and 141 injured in 3 separate blasts in quick succession, confirmed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and the Indian home ministry.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said, "These are terror attacks. It is an attempt to disrupt peace."

Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik said the blasts at Opera House and Zaveri Bazar, the silver hub of the city, were of higher intensity than the one at a bus stop at Dadar.

All the blast sites, which were crammed with people of evening rush hour, are close to each other.

The first explosion rocked Zaveri Bazar, a popular jewellery market, at 6:50pm and a minute later another blast shook the busy business area Opera House. A third blast ripped through Dadar area in central Mumbai at 7:04 pm.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the attacks. In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep shock and concern over the deaths of innocent people, reported BSS.

Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said the timing of the blasts showed that it was a "coordinated attack by terrorists."

"It is a terror act. Quite obvious that some terror element is involved in the attack. The blast at Zaveri Bazar was triggered by improvised explosive device kept in an abandoned umbrella," Chavan said.

All the explosions were triggered by improvised explosive devices, a home ministry official said.

Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said, "It is clear that the attackers wanted to hurt as many people as possible. Many people are injured."

Following the blasts in Mumbai, a high security alert was issued across India, including Delhi and Kolkata, and security enhanced at all sensitive installations.

Splattered blood, glass shrapnels, damaged vehicles, dazed and bleeding people were seen at the blast sites.

Police swamped the areas with their bomb and vapour detection gadgets, and armoured vehicles within minutes of the explosions.

A car with shattered windscreen and damaged boot, which reportedly had three people in it, was parked close to the bus stop.

The blast site, a stone's throw from the Plaza, a big shopping area of central Mumbai, saw a big commotion as the explosion was followed by sparks in an electric meter box at the bus stand.

A shop owner, Sadashiv Kamble, said he saw three people sitting in the car. "Everything came upon me. I immediately ran for my life," he said.

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