Mumbai Terror Attacks - 101 Killed As Gunmen Rampage In India City

Philippines
November 27, 2008 12:19am CST
[i]MUMBAI, India - Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish group's headquarters in India's financial capital, killing at least 101 people, taking Westeners hostage and leaving parts of the city under siege Thursday, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility. Police and gunmen were exchanging occasional gunfire at two luxury hotels and dozens of people were believed held hostage or trapped in besieged buildings. Pradeep Indulkar, a senior official at the Maharashtra state Home Ministry said 101 people were killed and 287 injured. Officials said at least eight militants has also been killed since the overnight attacks that targeted at least 10 separate sites began around 9:30 p.m.[/i] OMG, what is happening in India? That was a terrible attack from a group of gunmen killing 101 people. Hope our Indian brothers and sisters in India are okay now with the situation there. Fellow MyLotters did you know about this? This is so horrible.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 08
I feel sad, very, very sad. There is much goodness and kindness in the people of Mumbai. I have been to the city twice: in 1980, when it was still called Bombay, then in 1997. My first trip to Mumbai was beset with great difficulty, but the people assisted me: airport personnel, hotel staff, policemen, train commuters, railways personnel, post office personnel, and residents who welcomed me to their homes. I now shiver when I recall my first day in Mumbai in 1980, but back then, I considered it a rousing adventure. What happened in the past few days is not of the real Mumbai, or of Mahatma Gandhi.
• Philippines
28 Nov 08
Yeah me too, I feel very sad also. Your experience there make you know more about them. That was very inspiring.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
27 Nov 08
yes, I have got this news today morning. it was so horrible. at about 5:45 am i just switched on the Tv to see it. Oh my God. I think the intelligence is total failure in India. Only the politicians are safe. what they are doing? They when nab the terrorist, they feed them in jails , give good treatment and never punish them.
• Philippines
27 Nov 08
I don't know how this terrorists get inside the city without the authority knowing it. It was so sad.