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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 60 people and injuring about 200 more. | |
| Police said shooting was continuing and that the incidents were co-ordinated terrorist attacks. Gunmen are thought to have taken hostages at two hotels. | |
| At least seven sites have been targeted across India's financial capital. | |
| 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. |
| Indiscriminate firing | Indiscriminate firing |
| On Wednesday, gunmen opened fire at sites including a train station, two five-star hotels, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists. See detailed map of the area | |
| At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported alongside the shootings. | At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported alongside the shootings. |
| Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately. | Police said the gunmen had fired indiscriminately. |
| At least 10 people were killed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, they said.Chhatrapati Shivaji was one of seven sites to be attacked | At least 10 people were killed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, they said.Chhatrapati Shivaji was one of seven sites to be attacked |
| "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, officials said. | Some gunmen were still holed up in buildings that had been targeted, officials said. |
| Gunmen were reported to be holding westerners hostage at the Taj Mahal and another nearby hotel, the Trident. | |
| Local TV images showed blood-splattered streets, bodies being taken into ambulances and dramatic shots of what appeared to fresh blasts inside the Taj Mahal hotel. | |
| One eyewitness 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 he fled the lobby. | 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 Oberoi hotel was also targeted. | |
| One witness told local television that the gunmen were looking for people with British or US passports. | One witness told local television that the gunmen were looking for people with British or US passports. |
| "They wanted foreigners," said the man, who said he was in India on business. | "They wanted foreigners," said the man, who said he was in India on business. |
| A series of attacks in Mumbai in July 2006 killed almost 190 people and injured more than 700. | A series of attacks in Mumbai in July 2006 killed almost 190 people and injured more than 700. |
| Bombs were detonated on commuter trains during rush hour. | Bombs were detonated on commuter trains during rush hour. |
| Police accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of planning the attacks, which they said were carried out by an Islamist militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba. | Police accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of planning the attacks, which they said were carried out by an Islamist militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba. |
| Pakistan rejected the allegation, saying there was no evidence that its intelligence staff were involved. | Pakistan rejected the allegation, saying there was no evidence that its intelligence staff were involved. |
| The shootings come at a time when ties between India and Pakistan have improved. | |
| The two countries have a joint anti-terror mechanism whereby they are supposed to share information on terrorist attacks. | |
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