Mumbai under attack: Obama, UN condemn attacks

Obama's spokesperson said that, 'these coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism'.Obama's spokesperson said that, 'these coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism'.

Obama's spokesperson said that, 'these coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism'.
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Washington/London : President-elect Barack Obama and UN chief Ban ki-moon led the global community condemnation of the Terror attacks in Mumbai and called on the nations of the world to work together to "root out and destroy terrorist networks".

At least 80 people, including Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare, were killed when terrorists struck with impunity in Mumbai in coordinated multiple blasts and gunfire in a dozen areas across Mumbai.

"These coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism," Obama's Chief National security Spokesperson Brooke Anderson said in a statement.

"The United States must continue to strengthen our partnerships with India and nations around the world to root out and destroy terrorist networks," he said.