Breaking : SHOOTOUTS IN MUMBAI [A lot of people killed and injured]

CNN IBN ^ | Wed, Nov 26, 2008

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

Mumbai: At least 15 people have been injured in gunfights between two groups in at least three places in Mumbai on Thursday night.

Details are sketchy but it is believed that two gangs fired at each other at outside CST Railway Terminus, Hotel Oberoi and the popular Café Leopold restaurant in Mumbai.

The first shooting took place near the CST police station

[TomGuy]

Twitter thread that is listing names of the dead and injured and hospitals.

http://twitter.com/sameer_gupta

[tiredoflaundry]

Good! You & your family are in my prayers.

[Republic of Texas]

They probably declined our help because they were ALREADY RESPONDING. Like, immediately. They way one is supposed to respond in an event like this. No dithering. Just eliminate the scum as fast as possible.

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

“what’s the mood on the street? Do you sense the Indian public is going to demand retaliatory action? Any public rage building against Pakistan yet? “

I think the best points of view on this topic will come when I head to the university on Monday and see the reaction from the students .

Meanwhile the general mood on the street is one of anger .
And some people are still frightened . I saw empty Buses today - that's a rare sight in mumbai !

[jhpigott]

some Indian Marine commando was saying 25-30 terrorist were involved in the Taj hotel incident alone . . . if true, we could be looking at a force of 50-75 terrorists

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

Yes India declined FBI and Military help .

In my view this is a wrong move on INDIA'S PART !

[happinesswithoutpeace]

What spokesmen say and what happens behind the scenes are two different things.

[Republic of Texas]

I doubt they wanted to wait for us to discuss the “moral implications” of helping them.

[jhpigott]

At this point, I think it’s going to be tough for the Indian govt to be able to avoid taking some overt retalitory action

[SE Mom]

Per NDTV- today is the birthday of the rabbi’s child. Apparently the grandparents may also have been killed- they had come to Mumbai for a visit..

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

Condi called Pranab Mukerjee - and offered help .

HE said we can manage !

[TomGuy]

Article about the NSG, their training, their missions, etc.

Mortal Kombat

The Black Cat Commandos of the National Security Guards (NSG) go through a near-death, gruelling training session to become lean, mean killing machines.

[Republic of Texas]

They seem to be doing just that. We would only delay matters. Hostages would be killed while we talked.

[CindyDawg]

It wasn't meant as criticism but that India was dealing with it. I imagine lot's of updates and discussions are going on behind closed doors.

[floriduh voter]

Mombai's been rounding up muzzie bad boys so it's OUR fault. Those bad boys assassinated the terror chief they were so upsot!

"Oh, great and she is getting her own show... why, exactly, did she think this was OUR fault?" Zene had toned it down today on CNN but I am not watching as much. It's too difficult. How does the world find these cockroaches and destroy them?

[floriduh voter]

Did our friend over there get groceries? I wasn’t on line yesterday.

[floriduh voter]

India said no thanks to U.S. help. However, U.S. citizens were murdered and/or held hostage. Doesn’t that mean we can go in there??? Thus far, all that is happening is that Condi and Barack are on the phone like high schoolers goin’ steady.

[floriduh voter]

Are you sure that was Deepak Chopra or some random Deepak?

[floriduh voter]

Gergen is a gerkin.

[floriduh voter]

So Deepak Chopra is shilling for the religion of peace and bashing the U.S.? We have to listen to these Obama jerks for four years? (note I didn’t say 8 yrs).