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Mumbai Rocked By Terror

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One of southeast Asia's financial capitals has been hit again by terrorists according to authorities.

Mumbai India was rocks during evening rush hour.

By a series of explosions that killed at least when he -- And injured more than 100.

National correspondent Catherine Herridge tells us what happened a warning here some of the images in this piece may be disturbed.

-- explosions went -- during the peak evening rush hour in three of them buys most densely populated neighborhoods that we.

-- but the blasts were described by Indian officials as simultaneous a hallmark of a terrorist attack.

We condemn these despicable acts of violence designed to provoke fear and division.

Those who perpetrated them must know they cannot succeed.

Early reports suggest the plot used improvised explosive devices or IED's planted -- cars.

It's a -- and attack most often associated with extremists in Afghanistan Iraq and Pakistan.

While there is no immediate claim of responsibility.

US officials say a handful of networks including an Indian terrorist group may be behind the bombings.

A senator with an intelligence background says the Indian mujahideen who -- is -- to dominate in his way of life is suspect.

But -- -- tells fox the group is when he organized and probably had outside help possibly from Pakistani intelligence.

It's with a dramatic attack like this obviously coordinated over three locations.

It took money and it took planning and that always raises the Specter of the ISI and Pakistan.

The three explosions and Mumbai as opera house is -- district and a major commuter hub.

Immediately to comparisons to the Mumbai -- in 2008.

And the rampage that lasted for sixty hours killing a 166 people was low tech.

It relied on ten -- Palestinian militants armed with cell phones handguns and backpacks filled with explosives.

The group LET with links to Pakistan any intelligence it was blamed.

The obvious question is is Pakistan involved and I cannot think of any conceivable reason.

Why Pakistan would want to provoke a crisis with India at this point.

If Pakistan were in a crisis with India at the same time facing a crisis with respect to Afghanistan analysts say it would have major implications for US national security.

-- -- and thank you speaking of that.

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