Mumbai blasts: Updates

Terror struck Mumbai when serial blasts struck the city reminiscent of the train blasts of July 2006. HT brings you up to date.

*Three low intensity bomb blasts at Dadar, Zaveri Bazar and Opera House.

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*Explosions happened between 6:45 pm and 7:15 pm.

*According to Maharashtra CM, at least 13 people have been killed while 81 injured.

*Fire brigade and Mumbai police carrying out rescue operations.

*Teams of state forensic science laboratory at the spot.

*Team from NSG’s National Bomb Data Centre to reach the spots by midnight from Manesar, Haryana.

*The blasts happened two days after the fifth anniversary of the July 11, 2006 serial train blasts and a day after the anti terrorism squad declared arrest of two top Indian Mujahideen operatives.

*Preliminary reports point to Indian Mujahideen imprint.

*Investigators say the intention of triggering the explosions was more to spread panic rather than kill people.