Close Mumbai rail blasts 'kill 135' by Tuesday 11 July 2006 2:03 PM GMT
First-class carriages on commuter trains were attacked More than 100 people are feared dead after seven explosions destroyed trains on the railway system in Mumbai, India's financial centre. Mumbai's police chief, AN Roy, said on Indian television that an estimated 135 people were killed and more than 250 were injured. The blasts hit trains and stations in the Matunga, Khar, Santa Cruz, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Bhayendar areas of Mumbai during rush hour. Police said the blasts were in the first-class carriages of the commuter trains. "The blasts happened when the trains were most crowded," said DK Shankaran, chief secretary of the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital. Bombs Police described the series of the apparently co-ordinated blasts as an "attack" and said they were caused by bombs. Hundreds of passengers have been injured in the explosions All trains have been suspended and railway officials have appealed to the public to stay away from the city's stations. "We are busy in the rescue operation. Our first priority is to rescue the injured people." AN Roy said. Heavy monsoon rains are hindering the effort. Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, called the explosions "a shameful attack" but urged people to remain calm. High alert "It is a sad day," VK Duggal, the Indian home minister, told reporters before a meeting with the prime minister. "Security has been definitely put on high alert." Mumbai has been hit by a series of bomb blasts in the past decade. More than 250 people died in explosions in the city in 1993, which authorities blamed on criminal gangs. Police in New Delhi said they were prepared for violence in the Indian capital. "We have mobilised our entire forces who are conducting checks in all areas such as buses, bus stops, train stations and religious institutions," Anil Shukla, deputy commissioner of police for South Delhi, told Reuters. Agencies By You can find this article at: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5AF6E73A-2452-4DC3-AE60- 674007F2C530.htm Close Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
