Wednesday
Jul132011
India Breaking: 3 Blasts in "Terrorist Attack" in Mumbai, Deaths Reported
1650 GMT: A series of photos of the blast sites and victims has been posted (Warning: Graphic).
UPDATE 1640 GMT: The Home Ministry has revised the casualty figures to 20 dead and 113 injured.
UPDATE 1620 GMT: Important clarifications from the Mumbai Police Commissioner....
The three blasts were not from car bombs, as initial reports claimed in at least two cases, but from improvised explosive devices. The IED near the Opera House was "high-intensity"; the others in Zaveri Bazaar and Dadar West.
The three devices exploded between 6:50 and 7:04 p.m. local time.
tagged India, Mumbai, Mumbai Bombs 2011, Prithviraj Chavan