Today, group of heavily armed men stormed into some of india's luxury hotels, train stations, and tourist attractions at the nation's financial capital. A total of 78 have been killed so far, and more than 200 wounded. The gunmen had specifically targeted Americans and British tourists, and held them captive.
"The motive for the attacks was not immediately clear but Mumbai has frequently been targeted in terror attacks, often blamed on Muslim militants, including a series of blasts in July 2007 that killed 187 people.
Gunmen opened fire on two of the city's best known luxury hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi. They also attacked the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station in southern Mumbai and Leopold's restaurant, a Mumbai landmark." see article.
Some have speculated this attack with a terror threat suspected on New York mass transit systems during the holiday season. I for one am actually considering that these events could be linked. I am sure that whether these two events are linked or not, the security will tighten in New York, especially as it is under terror watch.. American government leaders have already said that they are ready to support the Indian authorities in dealing with this problem. Please give me your thoughts on this..
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In general, I am really upset at this situation. It's very scary to think that this could have occurred anywhere.
I don't believe that this events were linked, but it is possible that with a fake plan to attack NYC again, the plans to attack in India went by unoticed.
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