AT LEAST 147 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 439 INJURED AS A SERIES OF SEVEN BOMBS EXPLODED ON THE RAIL NETWORK IN INDIA'S FINANCIAL CAPITAL MUMBAI ON TUESDAY, ACCORDING TO DPA. VILASRAO DESHMUKH, CHIEF MINISTER OF MAHARASHTRA STATE OF WHICH MUMBAI IS CAPITAL, TOLD REPORTERS THAT 147 PEOPLE DIED IN THE BLASTS THAT TOOK PLACE INSIDE COMPARTMENTS OF LOCAL TRAINS AND PLATFORMS NEAR STATIONS IN THE WESTERN EXPRESS SUBURB OF THE CITY. THE BOMBS WENT OFF DURING THE RUSH HOUR BETWEEN 6.00 AND 6.30 PM (1230 AND 1300 GMT) NEAR THE KHAR, MAHIM, JOGESHWARI, BORIVALI, BHAYANDER, MATUNGA AND MIRA ROAD SUBURBAN STATIONS, OFFICIALS SAID. POLICE SAID MORE FATALITIES WERE AVERTED AS AN EIGHTH BOMB ON THE RAIL NETWORK WAS DEFUSED. NO TERRORIST GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BLASTS.
