Mumbai blasts – live updates

Home ministry confirms three terrorist attacks, two in south Mumbai, in the Opera House district and Zaveri bazaar and one in Dadar in central city 3.38pm: The blasts occurred about an hour ago. At least 60 people have been injured, according to the Maharashtra home secretary (Maharashtra is the state in which Mumbai lies). The Maharastra government is not describing the blasts as terrorist attacks at the moment but the home ministry in Delhi has unequivocally said that the explosions were acts of terrorism. Mumbai was of course the scene of 2008 terrorist attacks by gunmen, which killed 166 people. 3.28pm: Three explosions have rocked Mumbai during rush hour, in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on the city, India’s home ministry said. There were no confirmed numbers of fatalities or injuries but NDTV quoted reports saying 10 people have been killed . Two of the explosions took place in the Opera House district in South Mumbai at Opera House and in Zaveri bazaar. A third occurred in Dadar in the centre of the city. Six people have died in the Dadar blast and four in the explosion at Zaveri Bazaar, according to NDTV. NDTV has rolling television coverage here. India Global terrorism Mumbai terror attacks Haroon Siddique guardian.co.uk

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