اشتہار

ممبئی پر دہشت گردانہ حملے

https://p.dw.com/p/G3iU

تصویر: AP

اشتہار

ممبئی پر دہشت گردوں کے حملوں کی ویڈیو کے لئے یہاں کلک کریں

اس موضوع سے متعلق مزید سیکشن پر جائیں

اس موضوع سے متعلق مزید

Terror attacks in Mumbai

With multinational firms are scrambling to verify the safety of their employees in Bombay, Lufthansa is one of several airlines cancelling flights to India's financial capital Thursday, as Westerners seem to have been amongst the main targets during the assaults. With an expected GDP growth rate of 8 percent, India has become a major hub for German and European investors.

Mumbai is no stranger to terrorist attacks

Bombay is no stranger to terrorist attacks. In 2006, there were near simultaneous attacks on the city's commuter trains. More than two hundred people were killed. The suspicion fell on Muslim terrorists - but despite that there was no expected backlash from the Hindu majority. The people of Bombay - also known as Mumbai .. were determined not to play into the terrorists hands. The city rallied - and made every effort to revert to normalcy as soon as possible. But the scale and manner of this attack is unprecedented. There is a level of sophistication in the targets chosen.. and the the way it was carried out which has left the city stunned.

background information

There has been a wave of bombings in Indian cities in recent months which has left scores of people dead. Bombay itself has also been attacked in the past - with police accusing Pakistan's intelligence agency of being behind the killings. But the latest shootings come at a time when ties between India and Pakistan have improved. The two countries have a joint anti-terror mechanism whereby they are supposed to share information on terrorist attacks. Such programs are indispensible for cities like Bombay - whose sheer size can help terrorists remain undetected.