Police still pick through the rubble after the Mumbai bombings last night.
by Danika Marquis
One hundred and eighty-three people were killed and over five hundred have been wounded after a series of bombs blew apart several trains during Tuesday’s evening rush hour in Mumbai. The bombers targeted the first class trains and stations on the affluent Western line of India’s financial capital. And according to Hindustan Times, the attack was only aimed at people who represent the face of globalising Mumbai. Local newspapers say the Indian police are investigating possible links to the Student’s Islamic Movement of India and the Army of the Pious, a militant group banned in India. Police, who have been combing the wreckage for clues, found a timer device and another unexploded device, which could prove vital in locating the culprits. Condolences and condemnations pour in from around the world, and the bombings have been labeled by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as brutal and shameful.
One hundred and eighty-three people were killed and over five hundred have been wounded after a series of bombs blew apart several trains during Tuesday’s evening rush hour in Mumbai. The bombers targeted the first class trains and stations on the affluent Western line of India’s financial capital. And according to Hindustan Times, the attack was only aimed at people who represent the face of globalising Mumbai. Local newspapers say the Indian police are investigating possible links to the Student’s Islamic Movement of India and the Army of the Pious, a militant group banned in India. Police, who have been combing the wreckage for clues, found a timer device and another unexploded device, which could prove vital in locating the culprits. Condolences and condemnations pour in from around the world, and the bombings have been labeled by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as brutal and shameful.
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