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Mumbai rocked by deadly shootings | Mumbai rocked by deadly shootings |
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Gunmen have opened fire at a number of sites in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing at least 16 people and injuring others, local reports say. | |
Police said the shootings appeared to be terrorist attacks. | Police said the shootings appeared to be terrorist attacks. |
Gunmen opened fire in at least seven sites, including a train station, two five-star hotels, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists. | Gunmen opened fire in at least seven sites, including a train station, two five-star hotels, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists. |
There has been a wave of bombings in Indian cities in recent months which has left scores of people dead. | There has been a wave of bombings in Indian cities in recent months which has left scores of people dead. |
Most of the attacks have been blamed on Muslim militants, although police have also arrested suspected Hindu extremists. | Most of the attacks have been blamed on Muslim militants, although police have also arrested suspected Hindu extremists. |
At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported alongside Wednesday's shootings. | At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported alongside Wednesday's shootings. |
Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately.There are reports of attacks at seven locations | Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately.There are reports of attacks at seven locations |
"The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed," said AN Roy, police commissioner of Maharashtra state. | "The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed," said AN Roy, police commissioner of Maharashtra state. |
Some gunmen were still holed up in buildings that had been targeted, police said. | Some gunmen were still holed up in buildings that had been targeted, police said. |
Sajjad Karim, an MEP for the North West of England who is in Mumbai, told the BBC he had seen a gunman opening fire in the lobby of Taj Mahal hotel. | Sajjad Karim, an MEP for the North West of England who is in Mumbai, told the BBC he had seen a gunman opening fire in the lobby of Taj Mahal hotel. |
He said he had seen people fall before fleeing to a restaurant, where the doors had been barricaded. | He said he had seen people fall before fleeing to a restaurant, where the doors had been barricaded. |
"All I saw was one man on foot carrying a machine gun type of weapon - which I then saw him firing from and I saw people hitting the floor, people right next to me," he said. | "All I saw was one man on foot carrying a machine gun type of weapon - which I then saw him firing from and I saw people hitting the floor, people right next to me," he said. |
The other hotel targeted was the Oberoi. | The other hotel targeted was the Oberoi. |
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