Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Explosions Hit Commuter Trains in Bombay, India

(This Post will say on top today. More post below)
This is Breaking News...

>>> 9:20am CDT
News.1130.com is reporting... Seven explosions hit Mumbai's commuter rail network Tuesday evening during rush hour, ripping apart train compartments, officials said. Indian television reported dozens may have been killed. Chaos engulfed the crowded rail network in India's financial capital following the blasts, and authorities struggled to determine the number of casualties. Read this story HERE

>>> 10:15am CDT
I’ve been watching
CNBC World on Cable TV and this is what they have reported of late... At this moment at least 60 are confirmed dead with more than 300 injured... One arrest has been made so far. Places the bombs went off at goes as follows:
1st
was near the Khar Station
2nd was near the
Mira Road Station
3rd
(Sorry... I’m not sure)
4th was near the
Jogeshwari Station
5th
was at the
Borivili Station
6th
was at the
Bhayander Station
7th
was reported between
Bandra – Khar
8th
(Sorry... I’m not sure)

>>> 11:00am CDT
Spiegel Online is reporting... Seven explosions rocked Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, as people headed home during Tuesday evening rush hour, according to the Associated Press. In what appeared to be a major terrorism attack, scores were killed after blasts hit the busy commuter railway network. City police officials were reporting at least 100 dead and many more injured. Read this update HERE

>>> 11:50am CDT
BBCnews.co.uk has photos.
Click them out
HERE

>>> 11:55am CDT
FOX News cable is now reporting that at least 130 are known dead. This number is sure to rise... Fox is also reporting that there were at least 8 blast reported now...

Note: 2:30pm... Back down to 7 blast again... FoxNews.com is also reporting... New York City tightened its transit security Tuesday as the result of the deadly bombings of Mumbai's commuter rail network... Read this story HERE

>>> 2:30pm CDT
Today.Reuters.co.uk is reporting... "The death toll is 163 and around 460 people have been injured," police inspector Ashok Jadhav told Reuters... "We are not sure if it is RDX or not," city Police Commissioner A.N. Roy said, referring to the possible use of high-powered plastic explosives. Read this story HERE

>>> 8:00pm CDT
Scotsman.com is reporting... The death toll is 163 and around 460 people have been injured," said Inspector Ashok Jadhav, a police spokesman. Amid the confusion it was unclear as to whether there had been seven or eight explosions. Read this story in full HERE

I will update this post as more concrete info comes in on this horrific attack...
AubreyJ.........

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