The Religion of Peace strikes again.
Gunmen kill at least 78 in attacks across Mumbai By RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM
Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India’s financial capital Wednesday night, killing at least 78 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility. An explosion followed by a raging fire struck one of the hotels, the landmark Taj Mahal, early Thursday.
Screams could be heard and enormous clouds of black smoke rose from the at the century-old edifice on Mumbai’s waterfront. Firefighters were spraying water at the blaze.
The attackers specifically targeted Britons and Americans, witnesses said. Fires burned and gunfire was heard for hours. Officials said at least 200 people were wounded.
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An Indian media report said a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen had claimed responsibility for the attacks in e-mails to several media outlets. There was no way to verify the claim.
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President-elect Obama, through his spokeschick, released the following pussified statement:
“These coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism. The United States must continue to strengthen our partnerships with India and nations around the world to root out and destroy terrorist networks,” Obama’s chief national security spokesperson, Brooke Anderson, said in a statement.
Wow, what leadership, Barack. Oprah would be proud.
Filed under: The Religion of Peace Files , Deccan Mujahideen, Islam, Mumbai, Muslims, Religion of Peace, Taj Majal
