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Indian Mujahideen Takes Credit for Mumbai Attacks
Weekly Standard Blog —
... the Pakistan and Kashmiri-based terror groups as being behind today’s terror attacks in Mumbai. A group called the Deccan Mujahideen, or Indian Mujahideen, has taken credit for today’s strike, the Times of India just reported. ...
Number of Injured Rising, Bush and Obama Respond
Weekly Standard Blog —
The number of injured is up to a gut-wrenching 900, and the Deccan Mujahideen (which Bill connects to Lashkar-e-Taiba) has reportedly taken responsibility for the attacks, sending e-mails to media outlets.
The Times of India has more information on hostages and apprehensions:
The attacks appeared to be aimed at getting international attention as the terrorists took up to 40 British nationals and other foreigners hostage. The chairman of Hindustan Unilever Harish Manwani and CEO of the company Nitin Paranjpe were ...
terrorist attacks in india kill dozens, injure hundreds
skippy the bush kangaroo —
this is bad...times of india: mumbai: in one of the most violent terror attacks on indian soil, mumbai came under an unprecedented night attack as terrorists used heavy machine guns, including ak-47s, and grenades to strike at the city's most high-profile targets -- the ...
Disconnecting Mumbai?
Newshoggers.com —
... The Times of India is reporting that multiple coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India's financial and technology hub, have left over eighty people dead and several hundred people wounded: ...
Mettle Testing Time
James Richardson's Skepticians —
... how we made a mistake in Iraq. We made a mistake in Somalia. So there’s gonna be some tough decisions. They may emanate from the Middle East. They may emanate from the sub-continent. They may emanate from Russia’s newly-emboldened position because they’re floating in a sea of oil. (emphasis added) He, presumably, meant Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy, not Bay of Pigs Kennedy . Not quite six months, but… TODAY November 26, 2008: Armed Islamic militants, later identified as members of Deccan Mujahideen , ...
Mumbai Under Terrorist Attack; 80 Dead
PoliGazette —
... A previously unknown terrorist organization called the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for multiple brutal, synchronized attacks in Mumbai, India. The Times of India reports least 80 people have died so far, with perhaps ...
Mujahideen Attack in Mumbai
Gates of Vienna —
A terrorist attack has been launched in Mumbai against several prominent targets, including the airport and two luxury hotels. At least eighty people are dead, among themn the chief of the anti-terror police squad, and more than 900 have been injured. A previously unknown group called the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed credit for the attack. There is some speculation that the infamous Lashkar-e-Taiba is involved. According to The Times of India: In one of the most violent terror attacks on Indian soil, Mumbai came under an ...
Something To Give Thanks About -- Part III
Rhymes With Right —
I've wanted to say something that may be a bit controversial ever since I turned the news on yesterday afternoon and saw the horrors taking place in India . mumbaiattacks[1].jpg mumbaigunman[1].jpg This day we should all offer thanks to and for President George W. Bush and the policies and procedures put in place since 9/11 which have prevented this nation from suffering a major terrorist attack on our soil over the ...
Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
Shakesville —
I've been reading with horror about the coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India yesterday and this morning, which, according to the Times of India, have already left over 100 people dead and nearly 1,000 injured, and I don't even know what to say. Al-Qaeda was immediately and reflexively presumed to be responsible, which is now ...
The Mumbai Attacks - Al Qaeda, Pakistani Proxies or Hindutva Backlash?
Newshoggers.com —
... By Cernig
With more than 100 dead and reports of up to 900 injured, the horrific events in Mumbai have now moved into a second day. Attacks by well-armed and organised Moslem terrorists, who targeted UK, US and Israeli nationals in particular and took hostages at top hotels in India's financial capital, have catapulted India's boiling sectarian feuds and regional tensions into the news this Thanksgiving. Some of the most up-to-date reporting can be found at India's NDTV.com.
Given the nature of the attacks - coordinated across ...
It’s Not Over Yet in Mumbai
The Moderate Voice —
... workers rescued from the hotels said that bodies were littering the corridors, suggesting that the final death toll from the al-Qaeda-style terror attacks could continue to climb. It emerged this evening that Andreas Liveras, a British shipping magnate, was among the dead. The businessman, who featured on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, had earlier given an interview to the BBC saying he was trapped with a big group hiding in the basement of his hotel.
Times of India:
At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in ...
