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Mumbai rocked by deadly shootings Mumbai rocked by deadly shootings
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Gunmen have opened fire at a number of sites in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing at least two people. Gunmen have opened fire at a number of sites in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing at least 10 people and injuring others, local reports say.
Police said the shootings appeared to be terrorist attacks.Police said the shootings appeared to be terrorist attacks.
A number of people were reported injured when gunmen opened fire in a train station and at a restaurant popular with tourists. Gunmen opened fire at seven sites including a train station and a restaurant popular with tourists.
Shootings were also reported in other parts of the city near two hotels and a hospital. At least two suspected grenade attacks were reported. Shootings were also reported near two hotels and at a hospital. At least two blasts, suspected to be grenade attacks, were reported.
"The terrorists have used automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed," said AN Roy, police commissioner of Maharashtra state.
Sajjad Karim, an MEP for the North West of England who is in Mumbai, told the BBC he had seen a gunman opening fire in the lobby of Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.Sajjad Karim, an MEP for the North West of England who is in Mumbai, told the BBC he had seen a gunman opening fire in the lobby of Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
He said he had seen people fall before fleeing to a restaurant, where the doors had been barricaded.He said he had seen people fall before fleeing to a restaurant, where the doors had been barricaded.
"All I saw was one man on foot carrying a machine gun type of weapon - which I then saw him firing from," he said. "All I saw was one man on foot carrying a machine gun type of weapon - which I then saw him firing from and I saw people hitting the floor, people right next to me," he said.


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