Serial Blasts Hit Mumbai City (Photos)

Serial Blasts Hit Mumbai City (Photos)

Serial blasts struck Mumbai on the evening of 7/13, less than three years after the 26/11 terrorist attacks of 2008. The three blasts, in sequence, were timed at 6.30 pm, 6.45 pm, and 7 pm IST, and targeted in that order Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and the Kabutarkhana area of Dadar West.

At least 20 people died and 113 were injured in these blasts. An unexploded device was also said to have been discovered, according to local reports. "There were no other immediate threats, but all metro cities have been put on high alert", Union Home Minsiter P. Chidambaram said.

In the United States, President Barack Obama condemned the attacks. “India is a close friend and partner of the U.S. During my trip to Mumbai, I saw firsthand the strength and resilience of the Indian people, and I have no doubt that India will overcome these deplorable terrorist attacks", he said in a statement.