Palaniappan Chidambaram |
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India's home minister says three explosions that killed at least 10 in the financial hub of Mumbai appear to be a coordinated terror attack.
Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said the blasts wounded another 54 and the toll was expected to rise.
He said India inferred it was a coordinated attack by terrorists" because of the close timing of the blasts at evening rush hour Wednesday. They hit crowded neighborhoods and a famed jewelry bazaar.
A terror seige in Mumbai three years ago killed 166 people.
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MUMBAI, India (AP) - India's home minister says three explosions at rush-hour in busy Mumbai have killed at least 10 people and injured 54.
Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said the number of dead and wounded could rise.
One blast Wednesday evening hit a crowded neighborhood in central Mumbai. The others were at a famed jewelry bazaar and a busy business district.
A terror seige in Mumbai three years ago that killed 166 people.
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