By IANS,
Mumbai : Terrorists struck 13 times in Mumbai late Wednesday-early Thursday, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. Here is the timeline of the strikes:
1) 21.20 – Firing outside Hotel Oberoi-Trident at Nariman Point in south Mumbai.
2) 21.30 – Firing outside Leopold Café at Colaba ni south Mumbai.
3) 21.40 – Firing near Bade Miyan café, behind the Taj hotel at Colaba in south Mumbai.
4) 21.45 – Firing inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in central Mumbai.
5) 22.30 – Firing at Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai headquarters gate 2, opposite CST.
6) 22.35 – Firing at Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, near CST.
7) 22.40 – Firing at Cama Hospital, near CST.
8) 22.50 – Firing at Metro Theatre.
9) 23.00 – Blast rips a cab in Vile Parle in north Mumbai.
10) 23.00 – Blast rips a cab in Mazgaon.
11) 23.10 – Firing, two blasts at Napean Sea Road in south Mumbai.
12) 23.30 – Blast at Dhobi Talao.
13) 00.30 – Firing after hijacking a police van at Dhobi Talao.
Mumbai is no stranger to terror attacks. Past major terror incidents are:
1) July 11, 2006: 200 killed in seven blasts which ripped first-class compartments of suburban trains.
2) Aug 25, 2003: 46 killed in two blasts, including one outside the Taj Mahal Hotel.
3) March 12, 1993: 12 serial bomb blasts at different locations kill 257.