Breaking news: Mumbai attacks
Posted at 3:05 PM on November 26, 2008 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Crime and Justice
Gunmen today have been carrying out a series of attacks in Mumbai, India, targeting British and U.S. nationals and they may be holding hostages. The motive for the attacks was not immediately clear, but the city has frequently been targeted in terror attacks blamed on Muslim militants, the Associated Press reports. The Times of India says an unknown group -- Deccan Mujahideen -- is responsible.
Teams of gunmen stormed two of the city's best known luxury hotels and a landmark restaurant. A British restaurant-goer at one of the hotels told Sky News television that the attackers were singling out Britons and Americans.
Here is a Flickr feed of images from there.
NDTV.com is providing excellent coverage (the image above is of one gunman, as grabbed off a video feed by NDTV) and reports at least 90 are dead. You can watch live coverage here although it takes forever for the player to load.
A blog has been set up to help victims and is also providing updates, although it also is loading very slowly.
IBN live is providing a live stream, but disappointingly, it's "citizen journalist" section has absolutely nothing. I also recommend this Twitter stream.
Britain's Sky News also has some streaming video.
update 3:29 - IBN is streaming live via CNN.com
3:34 p.m. - Here's a Google map showing the attacks
3:35 p.m. -- Again, Twitter has some of the best coverage with people in Mumbai relaying information.
3:38 p.m. Mumbai Metblogs has additional coverage. Not great. But it's something. (h/t: Steve Mullis)
3:41 p.m. - CTV in Canada is also now simulcasting the IBN feed online. 78 now said to be dead.
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