Reports from Indian television say a bomb squad has defused two bombs found in Mumbai's main railway station. The news comes on the heels of terrorist attacks in the region last week, and officials now warn a 9/11-style airborne attack is possible.
Digital Journal -- Officials say two live bombs were found in a Mumbai railway station, the same location attacked by terrorists last week. Police told Indian Television a bomb squad was sent to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) where they defused the bombs.
Officials say the bombs weighed 4 KG (9 lbs) each and were in a bag inside the busy railway station. They were found as police searched through abandoned luggage and were similar to other explosives left by militants elsewhere in the city.
AFP quotes Indian television sources who say the explosives were improvised devices found in baggage that belonged to victims who were gunned down last week.
Last week terrorists took over hotels and public areas, killing at least 171 people and wounding 294. The attacks
made headlines all over the world, and
citizen journalists played a vital role in reporting on the horrific events.
The Indo-Asian News Service reports that Maharashtra state Chief Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh, was to carry out an inspection at the station in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Deshmukh has been severely criticized for a lack of leadership after the attacks and has offered his resignation.
"This is part of the same consignment which the terrorists had brought on Wednesday night when they were attacking and running helter-skelter, some of the material had been left behind," anti-terrorism chief KP Raghuvashi
said. He said the situation was "under control," as the bombs have been defused.
Police also said it appeared as though the bombs were left "in the hope that they would go off later." Some sources believe the explosives in the train station were planted on Nov. 26 when the attacks first started in Mumbai.
Indian Defence Minister A K Antony
now warns that a 9/11-style attack could happen in India via airborne platforms.
