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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.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 officials said shooting was continuing and that the incidents 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. An unconfirmed report on the Times of India website said 80 people had been killed, and more than 250 injured.
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. Indiscriminate firing
Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately.There are reports of attacks at seven locations On Wednesday, 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 are reports of attacks at seven locationsAt least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported alongside the shootings.
Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately.
At least 10 people were killed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, they said.
"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, officials 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. One eyewitness 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 he fled the lobby.
"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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