Mumbai blasts

MUMBAI: The toll in the serial blasts that rocked the metropolis on Tuesday rose to 190 as the city showed signs of limping back to normalcy on Wednesday.

Around 190 persons were killed and another 625 injured in the blasts that took place in first class compartments of trains at Mira-Bayandhar, Jogeshwari, Mahim, Santacruz, Khar, Matunga and Borivli on the Western Railway.

Authorities have declared that all schools and colleges shall remain open on Wednesday indicating that the situation in the city was well under control.

The municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai has waived off cremation charges to cremate bodies of the victims of the blasts.

Police said high grade explosive material was used in the blasts but the exact nature of the explosives was yet to be established.

Railway officials said that services on the Western Railway, that were suspended following the blasts have been restored after the damaged overhead electrical lines and signaling system were repaired during Tuesday night.

The trains in this section were, however, running 15 to 20 minutes behind schedule.

The authorities said extra security has been put in place at the airport as the financial capital and the rest of the state of Maharashtra continued to be on high alert.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi visited the injured at the Bhabha Hospital and the Matunga blast site on Tuesday night. She was accompanied by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Railway Minister Laloo Prasad.

Speaking to reporters, Patil said "We will not spare any of the culprits and will do everything possible to bring them to the book. We appeal to the people to maintain peace."

ohh crap...i juss got off da news regarding this..
some people juss need to get a life..
what all dis bombing crap?

Some Extra News I Found...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Millions of people packed trains and buses to get to work in India's biggest city on Wednesday, as the country's financial hub shook off seven bombs on its vital commuter rail network that killed at least 183 people.

Investigators picked through mangled train compartments to search for clues as to who was behind Tuesday's coordinated bomb blasts in the city of 17 million, with suspicion falling on Pakistan-based militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir.
Tuesday's attacks, on first-class compartments and railway stations, seemed to have been aimed at the heart of India's economic success story, but just hours later the city's residents were back at work and the stock market was steady.

"It's a little scary but we have no option to go back to work," said 24-year-old Amita Rane, a chartered accountant.

Nearly 700 people were wounded when seven bombs blew apart railway carriages and stations packed with rush-hour commuters in the space of just 11 minutes.

The death toll was the worst since a series of bombs killed more than 250 people in Mumbai in 1993. The attacks were also eerily reminiscent of serial bomb blasts on commuter rail networks in Madrid and London in the past two years.

"My first thought is that this is copycat terrorism based on the London and Madrid pattern," Peter Lehr at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at Britain's St. Andrews University, told the Times of India.

Extra police were deployed at railway stations, parks, markets and religious institutions across the country to prevent further attacks and possible violence between Hindus and Muslims. Checkpoints were also set up on key roads in major cities.

The explosions happened hours after a series of grenade attacks on tourists in Srinagar, the capital of Indian Kashmir, which killed eight people.

Police in Kashmir blamed the attacks there on the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, which authorities say is backed by Pakistan and was also behind bomb blasts in crowded markets in New Delhi last October that killed more than 60 people.

Newspapers quoted unnamed security sources as naming Lashkar as the prime suspect for the Mumbai blasts.

Pakistan, which denies Indian charges of tacit support for the militants, condemned what it called a "terrorist attack" in Mumbai.

Indian Junior Foreign Minister Anand Sharma said the blasts were aimed at "wrecking" the peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals but New Delhi remained commited to improving ties with Islamabad.

CITY SHOWS HEART

Mumbai is a teeming metropolis of contrasts, with glitzy highrise office and apartment blocks standing side-by-side with slums and pavement dwellers.

Home to Bollywood, the world's biggest movie industry, the city is a lure to millions of rural poor.

But despite sometimes been known as hard-hearted, Mumbai residents went out of their way to help fellow city dwellers, offering rides in cars, providing water, and biscuits as well as taking the dead and injured to hospitals.

"We're used to crises here," said Makaran Bhopatkar, a 35-year-old corporate trainer. "The city survives."

Muslims in areas near the blasts helped injured Hindus to hospitals and gave cups of tea to family members.

Overnight, people crowded hospitals to identify family and friends among the corpses, many badly mutilated and charred.

Authorities were running more buses on routes where train services had yet to resume.

The benchmark Bombay stock exchange index was little changed in morning trade on Wednesday but bond yields rose to their highest since December 2001. The rupee slipped against the dollar, but analysts did not expect a lasting impact.

"The bomb blasts do not alter our fundamental view of the Indian economy," Rajeev Malik, analyst with J.P. Morgan, said. India's economy grew at an average eight percent in past three years.

This really hits home for me since i live in U.S., i would never of thought that Mumbai would get hit, wow, i was shocked and devastated when i read those numbers of the wounded and dead, these terrorists crap are really ridiculous

yeah when i heard this news i was scared as hell. about all my family and friends. i'm just glad everyone's safe...
it was extremly bad. my whole family here was worried to death...=(

they suspect its the work of LeT en SIMI..simis helpin LeT with funding..its comin frm kashmir..fukin bastards needa die...

who are LeT and SIMI???
dayum 11/7....
this is such a big plan!!!

err i heard summet like da Indian Governement knew about this but didnt do anything about it? is it true??

i saw realllllly sad stories bout this on the news...one man was lookin all over fer his son...and he finally found him dead...thats really disturbing...the guy was crying n talkin and stuff...

we read it like "200 dead...700 injured"
but like...each of those 900 ppl have families and responsibilities and stuff...imagine how many ppl suffering from deir loss...

Mumbai terror made in Nepal to avenge Gujarat
Ruksh Chatterji
CNN-IBN
Posted Friday , July 14, 2006 at 08:47
Updated Friday , July 14, 2006 at 09:03
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Mumbai: The serial blasts that rocked India’s financial hub on Tuesday were not a result of an overnight terrorist operation.

In fact, as CNN-IBN finds out, the coordinated attacks were the result of a well-planned, well-executed conspiracy hatched over many months using local foot soldiers.

The seeds of hatred were sown during the Gujarat riots in 2002 and the bitter harvest was reaped by terror networks to execute the attacks in Mumbai.

The alleged persecution of the minority community during the riots outraged and incited an army of angry young Muslims who decided to avenge the massacre.

These young men were instrumental in networking and establishing the mushrooming terror cells across the country that carried out terror attacks across India.

Some of them were:

* The Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar in September 2002.

* The blast in a Best Bus in Ghatkopar in December 2002.

* The explosion in a local train in Mulund in March 2003.

* The twin blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveeri Bazaar in August 2003.

During the Mumbai tarin blasts, Pak-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba used the same network that comprised of activists from banned Islamic organisation SIMI.

“They had to have local support to carry out their activities so they have agents which are very difficult to find,” DGP Maharashtra, P S Pasricha said.

Two months before the blasts, a huge haul of RDX around western Maharashtra and the subsequent arrests of 12 men revealed that the terror cells had been activated by handlers from Nepal.

CNN-IBN is in possession of documents that reveal the Nepal connection:

* That Fayaz Kagazi, a resident of Beed, had met a Kashmiri man called Mohd Aslam who incited him for Jehad.

* Fayaz and Sayyad Zabiuddin went to Kathmandu to hatch the conspiracy.

* In Kathmandu, they were briefed by a Pakistani LeT operative called Junaid.

* Fayaz then went on with two others to be trained in terror camps across the border.

* Fayaz came back with his men and formed a group to support their operation.

That is when the Anti-Terrorist Squad intercepted the first consignment of RDX near Aurangabad in May. Though the group was nabbed, Fayaz and Zaibuddin got away.

However, police sources say the dreaded escapees could have re-activated the plan by using another sleeper cell.

"They have many cells some of them are active which we can trace. Others are sleeper cells which are difficult to find," Pasricha said.

It was the activists of those modules which operated from amongst the crowds of innocent people at Churchgate station on the July 11, triggering the simultaneous blasts in Mumbai local trains.

The plan was executed with precision and the target was Maharashtra’s wealthy Gujarati community including stockbrokers and diamond merchants, who form the majority of first class passengers.

Hence, the cycle of hatred came a full circle from the Gujarat riots.

The timing was perfect too. Just a week before the blasts, communal trouble had been brewing in Bhiwandi and just two days before the blast, Shiv Sena had shut down the city over the desecration of a statue.

With the bombings, the attackers had hoped to convert the surcharged atmosphere into a full-blown communal conflagration.

But in the hour of crisis, Mumbai stood united defeating the very plan of the terrorists.

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The photos of two suspects, Zulfeqar Fayaz Riyaz Ahmed Kagzi and Sayyad Zabiuddin, were released by Mumbai Police.

i saw dat stuff on the news yesterday^

tfp

they suspect its the work of LeT en SIMI..simis helpin LeT with funding..its comin frm kashmir..fukin bastards needa die...
suspect! yo check "the" factz!

Mumbai blasts had cross-border support: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the terrorists behind Tuesday's serial blasts in Mumbai were "supported by elements across the border".

Without the support from elements across the border, the terrorists would not have been able to carry out strikes with such an effect, he told a press conference in Mumbai.

"The terrorists (responsible for the blasts) were supported by elements across the border without which they cannot hit with such an effect," Dr Singh said without naming any country.

Noting that the terrorists were intending to affect India's economic progress, the prime minister asserted, "We cannot allow this to happen." He said, "It is time to crackdown to destroy all these anti-national elements" and "no stone will be left unturned" in ensuring that terrorism is eliminated.

Dr Singh said terrorists, by carrying out such attacks, wanted to create communal tension in India.

He asserted that terrorist elements could not be allowed to destroy the country's secular fabric.

Terrorists are acquiring sophistication and in view of this there is a need to upgrade the technology available to the security forces, the prime minister said.

He said steps like installation of sophisticated surveillance gadgets at vital installations and high profile establishments would be undertaken.

Dr Singh warned Pakistan that it would be "exceedingly difficult" to carry forward the peace process if it did not control terrorist elements operating from its territory.

"I have explained it to the government of Pakistan that if terrorism is not controlled, it is exceedingly difficult for any government to carry forward what may be called as normalisation and peace process," he told a press conference in Mumbai after a three-hour visit to the city rocked by Tuesday's blasts in trains that killed about 200 people.

"We are also certain that these terror modules are instigated, inspired and supported by elements across the border without which they cannot act with such devastating effects," he said.

Asked whether talks on confidence-building measures with Pakistan will continue, Dr Singh said, "Pakistan, in 2004, had solemnly given an assurance that Pakistani territory will not be used to promote, encourage, aid and abet terrorist elements directed against India. That assurance has to be fulfilled before the peace process or other processes can make progress," he said.

Noting that the terrorists were intending to destroy India's economic strength, unity and communal harmony, he asserted, "We cannot allow this to happen." Earlier, Dr Singh visited hospitals where those injured in the blasts are being treated and met top officials of the state government.

The prime minister's remarks are the first comments, even if indirectly, from the government suggesting Pakistani links to the Mumbai blasts.

"We will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that terrorist elements in India are neutralised and smashed. This requires sustained action and pressure by the Centre and state governments and the cooperation of various elements of civil society," Dr Singh said.

Maintaining that terror modules existed in Mumbai and in many other parts of the country, he said, "We have credible information to that effect."

To a question on whether intelligence inputs were received, the prime minister said, "Adequate warning was given and something big was being anticipated. But those who perpetrate terror have the advantage of surprise."

He stressed the need for upgrading intelligence and technological capabilities, using electronic surveillance systems, and strengthening communication systems and access control at vital installations and high-profile targets.

Lauding intelligence agencies and the Mumbai police for their good work, he asked police forces to improve ground-level intelligence and "keep their ears to the ground".

Simultaneously, there should be a rapid response plan to ensure effective management of the situation and restoration of normalcy in case of such events, he said adding, the role of ordinary people should be strengthened by forming "auxilliary people's groups" to work in emergencies.

u wanted to know who is SIMI and LET this will help ruby

Spread 'arc of terror', LeT, Jaish cadres told

NEW DELHI: The leadership of terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed based in Pakistan, along with their "mentors" across the border, have urged their cadres in J&K to step up their efforts to spread the "arc of terrorism" to Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

"The idea is to foment communal trouble in different parts of the country by hitting soft targets. Even in J&K, there has been a spurt in low-risk, high-return stand-off attacks like grenade-lobbing at soft targets like tourists," said an intelligence officer.

"Terrorist outfits in J&K, in fact, are hiring gullible youngsters for as little as Rs 500 to hurl grenades and run away. Around 100 grenade attacks have taken place this year," he added.

The Army, in turn, says terrorists are resorting to such strategies since they are clearly under pressure in J&K. An estimated 1,600 hardcore terrorists are active in J&K, with around 400 belonging to LeT, half of them of "foreign origin".

Apart from "containing" infiltration along the 778-km LoC, the Army has gunned down as many as 285 terrorists, including 15-20 top LeT commanders, in J&K so far this year.

There has also been a steady decline in "terrorist-initiated incidents", with only 350 such incidents being recorded this year so far.

The Army, incidentally, has notched up a better success rate in counter-insurgency operations, with around eight terrorists being killed for every soldier laying down his life.

This kill ratio in earlier years hovered around 4:1. The number of terrorists surrendering to security forces, too, has registered a "jump" this year.

If 82 terrorists laid down their arms in 2005, over 100 have already done so between January and June.

Banned SIMI operating under new names
NEW DELHI: Banned for over five years for its anti-national character and now under the scanner for its role in the Mumbai blasts, the Students' Islamic Movement of India has begun to ward off proscription by changing identities.

Significantly, SIMI has also sought to kill its pan-Indian character at the superficial level by assuming different names in different states.

What is baffling the intelligence establishment is that it is also changing banners from district to district in its "stronghold state" to keep law enforcing agencies at bay.

The Union home ministry slapped a ban on SIMI in 2001 after it was found provoking Muslim youth towards armed struggle.

While the organisation ceased to exist formally, it took the route adopted by other terrorist outfits and began operating under new names.

By cocking a snook at the security establishment, and little aid from state governments, SIMI has managed to grow nationwide.

Central intelligence agencies are worried at the states’ reluctance to crack down on SIMI despite the security threat it poses.

UP has pleaded the case of the organisation, with reports that it is even mulling withdrawal of the case against its key office-bearer who recently came overground after absconding for many years.

Sources revealed that SIMI is organised and functioning under new banners. In UP, it has even acquired new names in different districts, even in a region like western UP, where it has a strong presence.

Officials say they are working according to the original membership of SIMI and are, thus, seeking to end SIMI operations even under new banners.

However, members who embraced SIMI offshoots after the ban would still remain out of the legal ambit and short-circuit the attempt to nip the banned outfit in the bud.

Intelligence sources pointed out that linkages of former SIMI activists have been found with organisations like National Democratic Front of Kerala, a non-political outfit; Tehrik-e-Ahiya and Nehjatul Ulma in Maharashtra, and a few political outfits in southern and north-eastern states.

suspect! yo check "the" factz!

done. evidence out. its em pakis.

hey thanks for sharing raj...interesting stuff here..
gosh some groups??? damn em...

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE: Minutes after Air India One, the special aircraft carrying the PM to St Petersburg entered the airspace of Uzbekistan, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan handed over to Manmohan Singh a one-page note. It contained the confessions by two Pakistani fidayeen who have blasted a huge hole in Pakistan's protestations of innocence about ISI's involvement in last week's terror assault on Mumbai. This will give a major boost to the PM's plan to lobby world leaders for coming down hard on the sponsors of terrorism.

The two members of the jehadi suicide squad were arrested by security forces from central India, most probably from Madhya Pradesh, and have since provided significant details about the Mumbai mayhem as well as the larger anti-India terror campaign that ISI has assigned to favourite jehadi gang, Lashkar-e-Taiba. The arrests are described as "a significant catch".

Sources said the terrorists' disclosures will help the PM secure the support of leaders of the G-8 nations, as well as those of China, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Congo and Kazakhastan who are going to be there at St Petersburg for an "outreach session" against Pakistan sponsored terrorism. The PM indicated so much even before being apprised of the details of the confessions by the two jehadis by Narayanan.

He said he'd use the interactions to sensitise the world leaders to India's concerns about terrorism. Describing terrorism as a scourge that afflicts different parts of the world, Singh said: "I'd like leaders to stand united in the war against terror."

The PM's interaction with the media brought out his growing frustration with Pakistan as well as General Pervez Musharraf. Stating that the terror attack in Mumbai could not have been accomplished without "external support", he said improvement in ties would not be possible in the face of continued terrorism.

"India and Pakistan must find new pathways for establishing friendly ties. Both need peace and stability if we have to realise our immense development potential and also potential for cooperation that exists in our countries. But all this cannot move forward if terrorism aided and abetted from outside continues to take a heavy toll of lives of innocent citizens of India on such a massive scale as we saw in Mumbai and in J&K since April," he said. "I have not spoken to Musharraf over telephone but contacts have been established with the government of Pakistan at all levels."

If it sounded similar to the line crafted under NDA, the PM made no secret of his annoyance with President Musharraf either. Asked whether he had revised his assessment of Musharraf as somebody "India could do business with, Manmohan Singh remarked: "In all these matters, there is a learning process. Musharraf is the President of Pakistan and we have to deal with people who are in government. Therefore, I'd not like to utter any harsh words."

oh my thatz pretty sad :(

Mumbai: Three arrested in blasts case



Three persons were arrested in Mumbai in connection with the July 11 serial blasts, DIG (ATS) Jaijit Singh said on Friday.

Two of them were from Bihar and one was from Mumbai, he told PTI adding that further details would be disclosed later.

The accused will be produced before a special court later on Friday.

Two persons, who were arrested from Bihar, belong to Madhubani district while the third accused hailed from Navi Mumbai, sources said.

The three were arrested under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.

This is the first arrest in the Mumbai serial blasts case. A total of 185 persons were killed and over 700 injured in seven blasts in first class compartments of local trains at Matunga, Mahim, Khar, Santa Cruz, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Bhayander in the metropolis on July 11.

so they weren't the ppl who aks thought it would be. :D

done. evidence out. its em pakis.
yeh evidence out stupid ass, check their background! which i doubt u dnt kno ur own!

faggot where do these organizations orginate???? know yer facts b4 challengin mine

i get the feelin u dnt kno, who u callin a faggot, faggot?

tht was rhetorical.. lemme answer tht fer u..pakistan! FAG

shut up you 2... ahh i mean keep it down yo :D

someone needs a smackin..janadan :P

Doctor in bomb plot (http://www.ibnlive.com/news/4-detained-in-mumbai-blasts-connection/16356-3.html)

The four detainees were picked up from Bihar and Navi Mumbai area on Saturday. One of the detainees is a doctor, and at least two others are said to be well-educated professionals, according to Mumbai’s anti terror squad (ATS) officials. :eek:

easy wiff the lingo...and dun blame any country....
wuld start a fight...
truth wuld be out soon...and hopefully the ones who organized it.. wuld be punished sooner

itz jus sum peepz dnt kno their face frm their ass bhai!

namely u

someone needs a smackin..janadan :P
i know eh.. and that someone is either aks or that don guy :D

The terrorists just got a wrong idea that the mumbai people will get afraid, if they do so. But they dodnt know that they are the people who are very brave and bold.