BEIJING,July 15 (Xinhuanet) – India's Interior Minister says intelligence agencies did not receive any warnings prior to the Mumbai attacks. 17 people were killed and over 140 injured in the three bomb blasts. It is the biggest attack since 2008, when Pakistani-based militants rampaged through the financial hub.
Interior Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram held the press conference after visiting the blast sites in Mumbai early on Thursday.
He said the explosions, in three separate neighborhoods, were a "coordinated terror attack", but suggested that there are no immediate suspects.
Palaniappan Chidambaram, India's Interior Minister, said, "All groups that have the capacity to carry out such terror attacks are suspected. We are not pointing a finger at this stage to this group or that group. All angles will be investigated. All premises will be examined and all leads will be followed without any predetermination."
The Maharashtra state chief announced compensation for the victims families.
Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Western India's Maharashtra State, said, "The government has decided to offer a compensation of Rupees 5 Lakhs (5, 00,000) to the families of the deceased and Rupees 50,000 ($1,122.21) to the injured. We are constantly keeping vigilance to those who are critical, to those who are seriously injured."
The blasts occurred at about 6.45 pm local time on Wednesday, within minutes of each other. At least one car and a motorbike were used in the coordinated attacks.
The biggest blast occurred in the Opera House area, a hub for diamond traders.
The next blast occurred at the Zaveri Bazaar of southern Mumbai, India's largest bullion market, which has been targeted twice before. The third blast took place in Dadar, a crowded street accommodating various Muslim and Hindu shops, in the heart of Mumbai.
There was no immediate indication regarding who may have been behind the attacks.
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