Jul. 11, 2006 16:38 | Updated Jul. 11, 2006 18:24
Over 100 reported dead in seven Bombay bombings
By AP AND JPOST STAFF
Indian police confirmed Tuesday evening that the series of seven explosions that rocked Bombay's commuter rail network during rush hour, killing over 100 people, were bombing attacks.
Danny Sivan, Israel's consul in Bombay, told Israel Radio that Israeli tourists do not tend to frequent the area where the explosions occurred. Sivan told interviewers that while his office was making attempts to contact Israelis traveling around Bombay, no reports had been received of any who were in the vicinity of the bombings.
Phone number for the Israeli embassy in Bombay: +91-22-228-228-22
Witnesses reported seeing body parts strewn about stations, and Indian television news channels broadcast footage of wounded sprawled on tracks and being carried through to ambulances. In the background were twisted and torn train compartments.
Pranay Prabhakar, the spokesman for the Western Railway, confirmed that seven explosions had taken place. He said all trains had been suspended in Bombay and appealed to the public to stay away from the city's train stations.
The blasts appeared to have come in quick succession - a common tactic employed by Kashmiri militants that have repeatedly targeted India's cities.
The first bomb hit the train at a railway station in the northwestern suburb of Khar, said a police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
India's CNN-IBN television news, which had a reporter traveling on the train, said the blast took place in a first-class car as the train was moving, ripping through the compartment and killing more than a dozen people
The Press Trust of India, citing railway officials, said all the blasts had hit first-class cars.
Another CNN-IBN reporter said he had seen more than 20 badly mutilated bodies at one Bombay hospital.
All of India's major cities were reportedly on high alert following the attacks, which came hours after a series of grenade attacks by Islamic extremists killed eight people in the main city of India's part of Kashmir.
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Scores dead in Mumbai explosions
The blast occurred during evening rush hour
Scores of people have been killed in at least seven blasts on trains in the Indian financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), police say.
The city's police Chief AN Roy said on Indian TV as many as 100 people were feared killed and more than 250 hurt.
The first blast went off at about 1830 local time (1300 GMT), during the peak of the evening rush hour in the suburbs on the busy Western Railway.
Indian TV channels have shown pictures of bodies by the tracks.
There have been a number of bomb attacks in Mumbai in recent years.
Police said the near-simultaneous blasts took place at Borivili, Khar, Jogeshwari, Matunga and Meera Road areas, with most on moving trains.
MUMBAI BLASTS
Aug 2003: At least 44 people killed in double car bombing
July 2003: Three killed in bus blast
Mar 2003: 11 killed in commuter train
Jan 2003: 30 injured in market attack
Dec 2002: 23 injured at McDonald's outlet
Dec 2002: Two killed in bus blast
Mar 1993: More than 250 killed in serial blasts
Reports described people jumping from trains.
Television images show dazed and blood-splattered commuters being carried by fellow passengers to waiting ambulances, as rescue workers clambered through wreckage to reach blast victims.
The force of the blasts ripped doors and windows off carriages and scattered luggage and debris.
Clothes, shoes and personal possessions were strewn along the tracks.
Mumbai and the capital Delhi have been put on high alert, and Mumbai's entire rail network has been shut down.
The city's suburban train system is one of the busiest in the world, carrying more than six million commuters a day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5169332.stm
The blast occurred during evening rush hour
Scores of people have been killed in at least seven blasts on trains in the Indian financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), police say.
The city's police Chief AN Roy said on Indian TV as many as 100 people were feared killed and more than 250 hurt.
The first blast went off at about 1830 local time (1300 GMT), during the peak of the evening rush hour in the suburbs on the busy Western Railway.
Indian TV channels have shown pictures of bodies by the tracks.
There have been a number of bomb attacks in Mumbai in recent years.
Police said the near-simultaneous blasts took place at Borivili, Khar, Jogeshwari, Matunga and Meera Road areas, with most on moving trains.
MUMBAI BLASTS
Aug 2003: At least 44 people killed in double car bombing
July 2003: Three killed in bus blast
Mar 2003: 11 killed in commuter train
Jan 2003: 30 injured in market attack
Dec 2002: 23 injured at McDonald's outlet
Dec 2002: Two killed in bus blast
Mar 1993: More than 250 killed in serial blasts
Reports described people jumping from trains.
Television images show dazed and blood-splattered commuters being carried by fellow passengers to waiting ambulances, as rescue workers clambered through wreckage to reach blast victims.
The force of the blasts ripped doors and windows off carriages and scattered luggage and debris.
Clothes, shoes and personal possessions were strewn along the tracks.
Mumbai and the capital Delhi have been put on high alert, and Mumbai's entire rail network has been shut down.
The city's suburban train system is one of the busiest in the world, carrying more than six million commuters a day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5169332.stm
I was about to post it now 
. It is sad this is happening. I hope India will be like Israel. In bringing this people who did this. Mainly Pakistan.
More Information here :-
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10958641/
After many people died this government does nothing to help them all i hear his they will do something about.
The State i live in should be in full alert. In Bangalore they are many defense and space sectors and IT companies. Terrorist is trying to strike here but only time will tell what will happen.
. It is sad this is happening. I hope India will be like Israel. In bringing this people who did this. Mainly Pakistan.More Information here :-
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10958641/
After many people died this government does nothing to help them all i hear his they will do something about.
The State i live in should be in full alert. In Bangalore they are many defense and space sectors and IT companies. Terrorist is trying to strike here but only time will tell what will happen.
Whiteknight, I am praying for those that have been affected by these senseless attacks.
Another 11; notice the day.
Jul. 11, 2006 16:38 | Updated Jul. 11, 2006 18:24
Over 100 reported dead in seven Bombay bombings
By AP AND JPOST STAFF
Jul. 11, 2006 16:38 | Updated Jul. 11, 2006 18:24
Over 100 reported dead in seven Bombay bombings
By AP AND JPOST STAFF
QUOTE(onetiggerroo @ Jul 11 2006, 10:51 AM)
Whiteknight, I am praying for those that have been affected by these senseless attacks.
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It appears to me that someone(SATAN) wants WWIII...........implimented immediately
INDIA
N. KOREA..........and any other skirmishes that seem out of ordinary....they happening everywhere..
There is a scripture in Daniel Ithink says something about starting something EARLIER than the APPOINTED TIME but that the TIME IS SET and won't happen on their time but HIS.
I have to go find that scripture
QUOTE(~veronique~ @ Jul 12 2006, 03:36 AM)
QUOTE(onetiggerroo @ Jul 11 2006, 10:51 AM)
Whiteknight, I am praying for those that have been affected by these senseless attacks.
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It appears to me that someone(SATAN) wants WWIII...........implimented immediately
INDIA
N. KOREA..........and any other skirmishes that seem out of ordinary....they happening everywhere..
There is a scripture in Daniel Ithink says something about starting something EARLIER than the APPOINTED TIME but that the TIME IS SET and won't happen on their time but HIS.
I have to go find that scripture
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If India find out this are pakistani militants and being controlled by ISI. All Transporation will be cut off and india military will be in LOC. War is coming soon.
Scores dead in Mumbai train bombs
Rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain
More than 160 people have been killed and 460 injured by seven bombs on the train network in the Indian financial capital Mumbai (Bombay), police say.
The first of the near-simultaneous blasts went off at about 1830 local time (1300 GMT), during the rush hour in the suburbs on the Western Railway.
Correspondents spoke of scenes of pandemonium, with people jumping from trains and bodies flung onto tracks.
There have been a number of bomb attacks in Mumbai in recent years.
The city and the capital Delhi have been put on high alert, and Mumbai's entire rail network has been shut down, stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm and described the incidents as a "shocking and cowardly attempt to spread a feeling of hatred".
Pakistani leaders also condemned the blasts as a "despicable act of terrorism".
Police said the co-ordinated blasts took place at Matunga, Khar, Mahim, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Bhayandar, with most on moving trains and two at stations.
Local reports said the bombs appeared to have targeted first-class compartments, as commuters were returning home from the city's financial district.
A shopkeeper near one explosion said it was so powerful they thought they had been hit by lightning.
Television images show dazed and bloodied commuters being carried by fellow passengers to waiting ambulances, as rescue workers clambered through wreckage to reach victims.
The force of the blasts ripped doors and windows off carriages, and scattered luggage.
Clothes and shoes were strewn along the tracks.
An eyewitness at Mahim told the BBC some of those who had jumped from the train were run over by another train coming in the opposite direction.
Hospitals across Mumbai have been swamped with casualties.
A medical student at a hospital in Parel, which has received many of the wounded, told the BBC News website the "floors are filled with bloodstains".
"There were so many [injured people], I couldn't really count," Sunny Jain said.
Correspondents say the confusion in the city has been made worse by the collapse of mobile phone networks, and long queues have formed for the payphones still working.
Repeated target
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which are the worst in the city for more than a decade.
MUMBAI FACTS
Changed named to Mumbai in late 1990s
Population: 17 million
HQ to many big Indian companies and foreign multinationals
Home of the Indian film industry, Bollywood
Thousands arrive monthly from rural areas, with many living in slums
Property prices are among the most expensive in the world
At least 250 people died in serial bomb blasts in the city in 1993
Home Minister Shivraj Patil told reporters authorities had "some" information an attack was coming, "but place and time was not known".
Analysts say Mumbai has been a repeated target because it is a financial hub and a centre for the underworld.
More than 250 people died in a string of blasts in the city in 1993.
Correspondents say Tuesday's bombers could hardly have struck a target with greater impact - both practical and psychological.
The city's suburban train system is one of the busiest in the world, carrying more than six million commuters a day.
The blasts came hours after suspected Islamic extremists killed seven people in grenade attacks in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5169332.stm
Rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain
More than 160 people have been killed and 460 injured by seven bombs on the train network in the Indian financial capital Mumbai (Bombay), police say.
The first of the near-simultaneous blasts went off at about 1830 local time (1300 GMT), during the rush hour in the suburbs on the Western Railway.
Correspondents spoke of scenes of pandemonium, with people jumping from trains and bodies flung onto tracks.
There have been a number of bomb attacks in Mumbai in recent years.
The city and the capital Delhi have been put on high alert, and Mumbai's entire rail network has been shut down, stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm and described the incidents as a "shocking and cowardly attempt to spread a feeling of hatred".
Pakistani leaders also condemned the blasts as a "despicable act of terrorism".
Police said the co-ordinated blasts took place at Matunga, Khar, Mahim, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Bhayandar, with most on moving trains and two at stations.
Local reports said the bombs appeared to have targeted first-class compartments, as commuters were returning home from the city's financial district.
A shopkeeper near one explosion said it was so powerful they thought they had been hit by lightning.
Television images show dazed and bloodied commuters being carried by fellow passengers to waiting ambulances, as rescue workers clambered through wreckage to reach victims.
The force of the blasts ripped doors and windows off carriages, and scattered luggage.
Clothes and shoes were strewn along the tracks.
An eyewitness at Mahim told the BBC some of those who had jumped from the train were run over by another train coming in the opposite direction.
Hospitals across Mumbai have been swamped with casualties.
A medical student at a hospital in Parel, which has received many of the wounded, told the BBC News website the "floors are filled with bloodstains".
"There were so many [injured people], I couldn't really count," Sunny Jain said.
Correspondents say the confusion in the city has been made worse by the collapse of mobile phone networks, and long queues have formed for the payphones still working.
Repeated target
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which are the worst in the city for more than a decade.
MUMBAI FACTS
Changed named to Mumbai in late 1990s
Population: 17 million
HQ to many big Indian companies and foreign multinationals
Home of the Indian film industry, Bollywood
Thousands arrive monthly from rural areas, with many living in slums
Property prices are among the most expensive in the world
At least 250 people died in serial bomb blasts in the city in 1993
Home Minister Shivraj Patil told reporters authorities had "some" information an attack was coming, "but place and time was not known".
Analysts say Mumbai has been a repeated target because it is a financial hub and a centre for the underworld.
More than 250 people died in a string of blasts in the city in 1993.
Correspondents say Tuesday's bombers could hardly have struck a target with greater impact - both practical and psychological.
The city's suburban train system is one of the busiest in the world, carrying more than six million commuters a day.
The blasts came hours after suspected Islamic extremists killed seven people in grenade attacks in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5169332.stm
I pray Swarna is well!
ME TOO MIKI! I'm glad you thought of him. I will say a prayer for him tonight!
QUOTE(jhamner @ Jul 11 2006, 08:49 PM)
ME TOO MIKI! I'm glad you thought of him. I will say a prayer for him tonight!
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...her. And pray for Whiteknight too!
Praying for all our members that are in India.
Bloodied Mumbai heads back to work
Suspected Kashmiri militants deny involvement in blasts that killed 183
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10958641/
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Suspected Kashmiri militants deny involvement in blasts that killed 183
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10958641/
This is a long 2 page read...
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In Washington, the State Department said it had no information about whether there were any American casualties.
All of India’s major cities were reportedly on high alert following the attacks, which came hours after a series of grenade attacks by Islamic militants killed eight people in the main city of India’s part of Kashmir.
Reflecting the fears of coordinated or copycat bombings throughout the world, even New York City increased its transit security Tuesday with hundreds more officers patrolling the subways and more random bag searches.
President Bush expressed outrage at the attacks and said the United States stands with India in the war on terror.
“Such acts only strengthen the resolve of the international community to stand united against terrorism and to declare unequivocally that there is no justification for the vicious murder of innocent people,” Bush said in a written statement.
All of India’s major cities were reportedly on high alert following the attacks, which came hours after a series of grenade attacks by Islamic militants killed eight people in the main city of India’s part of Kashmir.
Reflecting the fears of coordinated or copycat bombings throughout the world, even New York City increased its transit security Tuesday with hundreds more officers patrolling the subways and more random bag searches.
President Bush expressed outrage at the attacks and said the United States stands with India in the war on terror.
“Such acts only strengthen the resolve of the international community to stand united against terrorism and to declare unequivocally that there is no justification for the vicious murder of innocent people,” Bush said in a written statement.
Doesn't the Bombay explosions and the train fire in Chicago seem odd in their timing as in about the same time?
http://www.nbc5.com/news/9501094/detail.html
Blue Line Service Restored After Derailment
Hundreds Evacuated Tuesday After Smoke Fills Subway
POSTED: 5:15 pm CDT July 11, 2006
UPDATED: 11:49 am CDT July 12, 2006
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CHICAGO -- Service was restored Wednesday morning on the entire Blue Line following Tuesday's derailment and fire, although CTA officials said commuters should still allow for extra time.
Live Video: NTSB News Conference (12 p.m.) Images From Scene
"They're coming at 10 minute intervals, so service will be slower; it's not as frequent as it normally is," CTA spokeswoman Noel Gaffney said.
Early Wednesday morning, crews removed the train that derailed from the subway. The cars did not appear to be heavily damaged.
http://www.nbc5.com/news/9501094/detail.html
Blue Line Service Restored After Derailment
Hundreds Evacuated Tuesday After Smoke Fills Subway
POSTED: 5:15 pm CDT July 11, 2006
UPDATED: 11:49 am CDT July 12, 2006
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CHICAGO -- Service was restored Wednesday morning on the entire Blue Line following Tuesday's derailment and fire, although CTA officials said commuters should still allow for extra time.
Live Video: NTSB News Conference (12 p.m.) Images From Scene
"They're coming at 10 minute intervals, so service will be slower; it's not as frequent as it normally is," CTA spokeswoman Noel Gaffney said.
Early Wednesday morning, crews removed the train that derailed from the subway. The cars did not appear to be heavily damaged.
Small correction :- Bombay is a old name and Mumbai is a new name.
This weapons , training and tactics are given by pakistan to kashmiri militants. Only time will tell when cities such has Bangalore,Chennai and Hyderabad will face this situation.
I dont know why US is supporting rogue countries such has china and pakistan and India supporting rogue nation such has Iran.
And they were 8 blasts.
This weapons , training and tactics are given by pakistan to kashmiri militants. Only time will tell when cities such has Bangalore,Chennai and Hyderabad will face this situation.
I dont know why US is supporting rogue countries such has china and pakistan and India supporting rogue nation such has Iran.
And they were 8 blasts.
QUOTE(WhiteKnight @ Jul 12 2006, 04:02 PM)
Small correction :- Bombay is a old name and Mumbai is a new name.
This weapons , training and tactics are given by pakistan to kashmiri militants. Only time will tell when cities such has Bangalore,Chennai and Hyderabad will face this situation.
I dont know why US is supporting rogue countries such has china and pakistan and India supporting rogue nation such has Iran.
And they were 8 blasts.
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This weapons , training and tactics are given by pakistan to kashmiri militants. Only time will tell when cities such has Bangalore,Chennai and Hyderabad will face this situation.
I dont know why US is supporting rogue countries such has china and pakistan and India supporting rogue nation such has Iran.
And they were 8 blasts.
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WK, Thanks for clarification. There are conflicting news of how many blasts there actually were. Keeping you and others in India in my prayers.
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