July 11, 2006

Mumbai: At Least 135 Believed Dead

The jihadis are getting better at train bombing, if today's terrorist attack in Mumbai is any indication:

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 135 people were killed and hundreds injured in seven bomb explosions on packed commuter trains and stations during rush hour on Tuesday in Mumbai, officials said.

City police chief A.N. Roy told Reuters 135 people were killed while Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said 300 people were injured.

"It is a bomb blast. We are not sure if it is RDX or not," Roy said, referring to the possible use of high-powered plastic explosives.

Commuters fled suburban rail stations in panic after the explosions and mobile phone lines were jammed. Television pictures showed twisted rail carriages and people in bloodstained clothes carrying dead and wounded on stretchers.

"The blasts happened when the trains were most crowded," D.K Shankaran, chief secretary of Maharashtra told Reuters.

In the meantime, China and Russia stand against any reasonable controls over Iran and North Korea. How many more 9-11s and Madrids and Londons and Beslans is it going to take? When are the non-jihadis of the world going to realize that we're all in this together? When are the people gonna wake the hell up?

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 11:18 AM | |