Terror: Major assault on India's financial-hub city, Mumbai (Bombay)

Somini Sengupta reports Nov26,2k8 from Mumbai for New York Times:

NEW DELHI — Coordinated terror attacks struck the heart of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, Wednesday night, killing dozens in machine-gun and grenade assaults on at least two five-star hotels, the city’s largest commuter train station, a historic movie theater and a hospital. There were unconfirmed reports of hostages having been taken at one of the hotels.

Mumbai police control room said at least 75 people had died and 240 injured, according to preliminary reports.

This assault was h+ly weaponized, and raises the level of continuing terrorist attacks in this part of India. Altho the chief suspect organization is thawt to be part of ongoing but heightened Islamicist extremists, recently police have been pointing to "a Hindu terror network as well," having made "several arrests."

Whoever the perpetrators prove to be, besides civilians and rank-and-file police,"several senior officers were killed...including the head of the Anti-Terrorism Squad.

A sad day for one of the world's thriving democracies.

Politicarp

Update:
MarketWatch, "Mumbai terror attacks kill 119; markets are closed," Nov27,2k89, by Anthony Lazarus, Lisa Twaronite, Nick Godt, Varahabhotla Phani Kumar, John Letzing. A day-after overview, detailing the financial targets hit and some anticipated outcomes for India's economy. The article also outlines the history of terror attacks in modernday India.