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.

Mumbai under attack, 101 killed, 600 injured

Mumbai : Gunmen killed at least 101 people in a series of attacks in India's financial capital Mumbai and troops began moving into two five-star hotels on Thursday where Western hostages were being held, local television said.

Gunfire and explosions were heard at the landmark Taj Mahal hotel and thick plumes of smoke rose from the building, witnesses said. There were also explosions at the Oberoi hotel and firing at a hospital where gunmen were surrounded.

"The terrorists are throwing grenades at us from the rooftop of the Taj and trying to stop us from moving in," Ashok Patil, a police inspector said.

Police said at least 600 people were wounded in the attacks which also targeted a railway station and the Cafe Leopold, perhaps the most famous restaurant and hang-out for tourists in the city.