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Thursday, November 27, 2008

News: Mumbai Update and the Possible Geopolitical Consequences

Filed under: India,Pakistan — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 12:59 PM

Some are saying it is Indian Mujahadeen, and the Deccan Muj. could be a front.  Still no real confirmation on who was responsible.

127 people killed(figure still being updated) 

three Americans have been injured(figure still being updated)

nine terrorists killed, one captured, one believed to be still fighting.(figure still being updated)

the terrorists came in by zodiac boats

fires still burning in hotels

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Geopolitical assessment:  From what I can gather, the real fear here, is the reaction that India’s Congress will have to this latest attack.  The people will want blood, and everyone wants to put the blame on Pakistan for this.  So will India try to put the blame on Pakistan for this?  Or will they keep Pakistan out of this, and make this into an internal/local problem?  Politics could drive this towards a conflict with Pakistan, regardless if they were at fault or not.  Check this story out at Stratfor, and they talk about the same thing. –Head Jundi

Stratfor Link

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

News: Mumbai Shootings, Grenade Attacks Kill at Least 78, Western Hostages Taken

Filed under: India,News — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 12:51 PM

    The hostages taken part was something I just found out through other news.  This is ongoing, and the story is evolving. It sounds a lot like last summer’s attack, and they are saying this Indian Mujahadeen.  The attacks are focused on Westerners. Some reports are even saying 40 are dead, and there are several attacks going on simultaneously. –Head Jundi

Edit:  At least 78 dead according to Indian media, Decan Mujahadeen are claiming responsibility.  

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Mumbai Shootings, Grenade Attacks Kill at Least 16 (Update1)

By Stephen Foxwell and Sumit Sharma

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Grenade and gun attacks erupted today across Mumbai, India’s financial capital, killing 16 and injuring at least 25, television broadcasts said. Shots were reported near luxury hotels and one of the city’s main rail stations.

Police ringed the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Trident and Oberoi hotels and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in the south of the city, NDTV reported. Two terrorists were said to be inside the Trident Hotel, in the financial district of Nariman Point, Times TV said.

“Some terrorist incidents are happening, some grenades were lobbed,” A.N. Roy, director general of police for Maharashtra state, said in a telephone interview. “Give us some time to get a clearer picture.”

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

News: Thirteen Bombs Hit India’s Ahmedabad, Five Killed

Filed under: India,News — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 9:38 AM

   And speaking of the enemy,  it looks like this latest attack in India was another example of what they are capable of.  They killed innocent people in this attack, all for the sake of trying to disrupt world business.

    This attack was engineered, not for massive casualties, but for disruption.  Everyone knows that most of the world’s IT services are located there in India.  It is the backbone of the offices of the world, so any attack that can disrupt India’s Silicon Valley is the goal. Certainly whatever group did this, their goal was to destabilize the region and I am sure they will find even more bombs.  Hopefully no one else gets killed.  –Head Jundi 

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Thirteen bombs hit India’s Ahmedabad, five killed

Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:43pm IST

By Rupam Jain Nair

AHMEDABAD, India, July 26 (Reuters) – At least 13 small bombs exploded in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding 55, a day after another set of blasts in the country’s IT hub, officials said.

On Friday, eight bombs exploded in quick succession in the southern IT city of Bangalore, killing at least one person and wounding six others.

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