(Picture from cnn.com)
It’s too early to know the story behind this, but a series of terrible attacks have started across Mumbai in India. According to the NY Times, they attackers are focusing on Westerners:
The Mumbai police said Thursday that the attacks killed at least 101 people and wounded at least 250. Guests who had escaped the hotels told television stations that the attackers were taking hostages, singling out Americans and Britons.
Christiane Amanpour from CNN.com talks about the significance of Mumbai:
This is very, very dangerous in this part of the world. Mumbai is India’s not just gateway to the nation; it’s its economic and financial hub, and it’s its cultural hub as well, having the Bollywood and the other film production studios there.
There isn’t much information out there yet. I’m wondering about the timing–was this to send a message to the new administration, or since they’re targeting Westerners, did they purposely coordinate this attack to coincide with the American Thanksgiving holiday? We’ll find out more in the upcoming days.
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