At least 80 people were killed by shooting attack that targeting tourists in Mumbai which is known as the money market center of India in the night on 26.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, a Japanese was killed, and another Japanese is injured in this attack.
According to a local television station Western tourists were held hostage at two luxury hotels, and the military force stormed one of the hotels.
According to CNN / IBN, they heard explosion sound after the military force enter stepped into Oberoi Hotel.
There is also explosion at Taj Mahal Hotel which the hostages are cooped up.
According to a reporter of Reuter, a great deal of smoke is going up from Taj Mahal Hotel.
According to a police office, at least over 250 people were injured by the series of the attacks that targeting hospitals, rail stations, famous restaurants besides the hotels.
The excutive of Maharashtra Police talked to NDTV news that "The terrorists are attacking at least 7 places. Unidentifabe terrorists fired at rondom with automatic gunfires, and they also used hand grenades."
As saying by TV, the organization, call themself "Deccan Mujahideen" claimed responsibility for the attack.
The organization is not known as well, but they send to mass media their criminal declaration via e-mail.
According to the President Patil, 4-5 armed group barricade themselves into two of the hotels which the hostages are confined.
Mumbai police shot four of the armed group to death, and arrested nine people who likely to be the terrorists.
The police of the Mumbai Central Control Room stated "We shot four of the terrorists to death, and arrested nine of them" to the Reuter.
Deshmukh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, stated "We have not got hold of the circumstance yet, and are still searching whether the terrorists are still hiding in the hotels, or not" at the interview.
According to a driver who was standing by in front of Taj Mahal Hotel, there are at least 50 Korean in the hotel beside Westerner.
The spokesman of Security Council of the U.S. answered that "We have not heard any information about American casualty yet at this moment. We keep trying to know what’s going on about the hostages" for the question, "Are Americans included in the hostages, or not."
- 作品名
- Two Japanese Were Killed and Injured By Simultaneous Attacks in Mumbai. (India)
- 登録日時
- 2008/11/27(木) 11:37
- 分類
- ASIA::India