Bostonmess
25-08-2003, 09:13 PM
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Two nearly simultaneous explosions have shaken India's financial capital, Mumbai, leaving at least 25 people dead and more than 100 injured, police say.
One of the blasts occurred near the colonial-era Gateway to India monument -- a famous landmark and popular tourist attraction.
Another blast struck in or close to one of the city's main Hindu temples.
There were also earlier reports of an explosion outside the main central railway station, Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus, also known as Victoria Terminus, but that has not been confirmed.
Bomb squads have been rushed to the scenes of the explosions, police officials told CNN.
The Gateway to India is situated close to one of Mumbai's top hotels, the Taj Mahal and reports say several windows in the hotel were blown out by the blast.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/south/08/25/mumbai.blasts/index.html
My Tv is telling me at least 40 are dead and the death toll will probably rise.
One of the blasts occurred near the colonial-era Gateway to India monument -- a famous landmark and popular tourist attraction.
Another blast struck in or close to one of the city's main Hindu temples.
There were also earlier reports of an explosion outside the main central railway station, Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus, also known as Victoria Terminus, but that has not been confirmed.
Bomb squads have been rushed to the scenes of the explosions, police officials told CNN.
The Gateway to India is situated close to one of Mumbai's top hotels, the Taj Mahal and reports say several windows in the hotel were blown out by the blast.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/south/08/25/mumbai.blasts/index.html
My Tv is telling me at least 40 are dead and the death toll will probably rise.