Mumbai Train Bombings Update
AP reports that the death toll has reached 200.
BOMBAY, India – At least 200 people were killed in bombings that ripped through packed commuter trains in Bombay, a top Indian state official said Wednesday. "Two hundred bodies have been found," R. Patil, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state, told lawmakers in the state assembly. Bombay is the capital of Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, the Times of India is carrying Indian government reaction to the Pakistani Foreign Ministers first statements about the bombings. It is not favorable.
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday described as "appalling" Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri's statement which sought to link the blatant and inhuman bomb blasts in Mumbai to the so called lack of resolution of disputes between the two countries.
New Delhi asked Islamabad to take urgent steps to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism existing in territories controlled by Pakistan and act in the spirit of the Joint Statement reached between the two countries on January 6, 2004.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Navtej Sarna said "no cause" could justify killing of innocent people. Reacting to remarks attributed to Kasuri, who is currently in the US, Sarna said, "We find it appalling that Foreign Minister Kasuri should seek to link the blatant and inhuman act of terrorism against innocent men, women and children to so called lack of resolution of disputes between India and Pakistan".
UPDATE: Sepia Mutiny wonders at the lack of coverage in the blogosphere. Well, speaking only for myself, I covered it yeaterday and first thing this morning. I'm not top 100 (not even close), but I paid attention.
World news | Gaius July 12, 2006
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Planck's Constant — July 13, 2006 @ 11:08 am
By Roland Hesz, July 12, 2006 @ 7:55 am
Metroblogging Mumbai
By Ennis, July 13, 2006 @ 7:09 am
And I’m glad you did. I do point out that many bloggers outside of the top 100 have been blogging the story, enough to put it into Technorati’s top 10 list. I was just surprised at the lack of coverage amongst the very large political blogs.
By Gaius, July 13, 2006 @ 7:18 am
Yeah, but I can also see their point. There is a lot of stuff breaking right now and news events aren’t necessarily fodder for political commentary. Unless it can be blamed on Bush somehow!
I’ll keep trying to remind people that there is more going on in the world than Valerie Plame.
By Roland Hesz, July 13, 2006 @ 8:49 am
I’ve read a lot of blogs about the Mumbai bombing.
Mainly indian and pakistani blogs, some european blogs,etc. but hey, there is a world out there, the blogosphere is not made up solely of american blogs.
Check the Metroblogging Mumbai, and the links from there. There are quite a lot.
By Gaius, July 13, 2006 @ 9:04 am
I think there is a lot of coverage, and I think Ennis’ comment indicates he sees it, too. Frankly, a lot of the really big blogs actually cover more domestic issues than international events.