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Serial blasts struck Mumbai this evening, less than three years after the 26/11 terrorist attacks of 2008. The three blasts, in sequence, were timed at 6.30 pm, 6.45 pm, and 7 pm IST, and targeted in that order Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and the Kabutarkhana area of Dadar West. Zaveri Bazaar, centre of the jewelry industry, is adjacent the iconic Mumbadevi temple from which the city derives its name; both Zaveri Bazaar and Kabutarkhana were also targeted in the 1993 serial blasts. A team of NIA officials, forensics experts and anti-terrorist operatives are en route to Bombay on a BSF special plane; an NSG unit is on standby on the ground. Home Minister P Chidambaram has chaired a meeting of senior Cabinet ministers and officials while Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chauhan is coordinating relief and rescue operations on the ground. The city, which has witnessed multiple acts of terrorism over the years, has been reacting with abnormal calm; citizens have been providing help ...

Terror has struck Mumbai once again killing at least thirteen people and injuring more than eighty one. Two days after the fifth anniversary of the 7/11 serial bombings, three explosions rocked the Maximum city once again. All the blasts occurred at Mumbai's crowded market places in the peak rush hour. Now, the Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed a terror plot and said that Improvised Explosive Devices have been used in the blasts. The MHA confirmed two people have been killed and 100 injured, while Mumbai Police control room put the toll at four.      See first pictures of Mumbai blasts  |  Watch live coverage The explosions occurred at Zaveri Bazar, Dadar and Opera House between 6:45PM and 7PM. The first blast took place in south Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar, near the famous Mumbadevi temple. Four to five cars have been badly damaged. The second bomb went off in a taxi in Dadar's Kabutar Khana area. The number of that taxi is MH-43 A 9384. ...

CNewsworld MUMBAI: Three blasts rocked Mumbai within minutes of each other, police said on Wednesday. According to TV reports, eight persons have died in the blasts and 70 have been injured. Police sources said the nature and intensity of the blasts was not known. The ministry has confirmed it is a terror strike. The first explosion took place in south Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar, near the famous Mumbadevi temple, in which some people were injured, said Mumbai Police spokesperson Nisar Tamboli. The bustling market also has a number of jewellery shops. The second explosion was reported in a taxi in Dadar area in central Mumbai , he said. The third blast was reported from south Mumbai 's Opera House in Charni Road after 7pm. All three are busy commercial and residential areas, and were bustling with people and traffic during the evening peak hours when the explosions took place. The communication network has been jammed. People are unable to get through p...

Awaz Apni Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani dismissed his national security adviser Mehmood Ali Durrani on Wednesday following weeks of tension with India in the aftermath of an attack by militants on Mumbai.A statement from the prime minister's office said Durrani had been sacked "for his irresponsible behaviour for not taking the prime minister and other stakeholders into confidence, and a lack of coordination on matters of national security."Durrani, a retired general, became national security adviser to the nine-month-old civilian government having formerly served as ambassador to Washington when army chief Pervez Musharraf led the country.

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: Federal Information minister says an investigation has revealed that the lone surviving Mumbai gunman is a Pakistani citizen, as India has alleged.Information Minister Sherry Rehman confirmed Kasab was a Pakistani in a text message but gave no other details, said a foreign news agency.

AMagazine ISLAMABAD: Interpol chief Ronald Noble has said that India has not provided ample evidence for arrest of any accused of the Mumbai attacks. While Interior Advisor Rehman Malik has said Ajmal Kasav has sent a letter to Pakistan, through the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi.Addressing a press conference alongside with Advisor for Interior Rehman Malik here, the Interpol chief said that Pakistan is one of the victims of terrorism. He termed terrorism a major problem faced by the world.He said around 1500 people have lost their lives in terror incidents in Pakistan and appealed the world to extend help to Pakistan to curb the menace.Advisor to Prime Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said that a proper procedure exists for extradition of people wanted to any country. He said he has discussed with the Interpol official the issue of illegal emigrants. He said Pakistan has offered unconditional cooperation to India for investigation of Mumbai attacks. Pakistan has imposed ban...

AMagazine ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari insisted in an interview with the UK based channel on Wednesday that there was no firm proof linking his country to last month's attacks on India's financial centre, Mumbai.Speaking to the channel, he said the investigations into the attacks were ongoing and he would "not jump to a conclusion" on who was responsible until they were complete.New Delhi has fingered "elements" in Pakistan for the attacks that left 172 people dead, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said militants from Pakistan-based group Laskhar-e-Taiba were responsible."What we are saying is that we are willing to cooperate -- and you know like anybody else does, that investigation is an evolving process, it hasn't been long enough" to come to any conclusions, Zardari said.He added: "I think we will hold our judgement till the proper investigation and conclusive evidence is shared between Pakistan and India, and...

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet unanimously decided that the ISI chief will not go to India instead an official will represent him, Awaz Apni reported on Saturday.Now, ISI chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha will not go to India.It should be mentioned here that Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani had accepted a request from his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Friday to send the ISI chief to India for sharing of information related to the terrorist attack in Mumbai.Before the meeting, the Army Chief Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani held separate meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed the request of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding assistance in Mumbai attack probe.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also briefed Prime Minister about his India visit.Earlier, the Prime Minister left for Islamabad from Lahore boarding on a special flight immediately after the announcement of the cabinet mee...

AMagazine WASHINGTON: Unprecedented intelligence cooperation involving investigating agencies and spy outfits of India, United States, United Kingdom and Israel has got underway to crack the method and motive behind the Mumbai terrorist massacre, now widely blamed on Islamist radicals who appeared to have all four countries on their hit list when they arrived on the shores of India. Investigators, forensic analysts, counter-terrorism experts and spymasters from agencies the four countries are converging in New Delhi and Mumbai to put their heads, resources, and skills together to understand the evolving nature of the beast. The spy chief of the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) is also being summoned to India to help with the investigations because of the widely-held view that the terrorists' footprints go back to Pakistan. The Bush administration has taken the lead to forge cooperation, partly out of concern that charges by India that the terror plot has Pakistani f...

AMagazine ISLAMABAD: A representative of ISI will visit India instead of Director General of the agency to help in investigating the Mumbai terrorism incident, says an announcement by the Prime Minister Secretariat late night Friday. It is pertinent to mention here that responding to India’s accusation of Pakistan’s alleged involvement in Mumbai attacks the Prime Minister had announced that Chief of Inter Services Intelligence, the top-most intelligence agency of the country, will visit India to discuss the issue and help in investigation. PM’s announcement initiated a heated debate among political and security circles of the country and the decision was widely being criticized among the masses. However, an announcement issued here late night Friday by a spokesman of the PM declared that a representative of ISI will visit the neighboring country instead of DG to assist Indian agencies in probing the attacks.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi said Pakistan has violated the UN code on the use of land and sea routes for launch of terror strikes against India. More news: http://awazapni.blogspot.com http://www.amagzine.co.cc Lt.Gen N Thamburaj has said that at least one militant continues to battle commandos in the hotel and may be holding two or more hostages. More news: http://awazapni.blogspot.com http://www.amagzine.co.cc India Mumbai Oberoi hotel under control, 2 terrorists killed More news: http://awazapni.blogspot.com http://www.amagzine.co.cc India Mumbai More commandos sent in to Nariman House More news: http://awazapni.blogspot.com http://www.amagzine.co.cc AMagazine Mumbai India Continuous gun firing on at Taj More news: http://awazapni.blogspot.com http://www.amagzine.co.cc