7 blasts rock Mumbai; 183 dead, 714 hurt

TERROR TUESDAY: More than 174 people are feared dead and over 400 injured in 7 blasts.

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Ammonium nitrate, which is commonly available, had been consistenly used in previous blasts in Mumbai and looking at the nature of damage that has occurred to the railway compartments, police officials do not rule out the possibility of the use of the same chemical in Tuesday's blasts.

The first blast occurred at Khar on a train going from Church Gate to Borivili. The explosion took place at 6:25 PM between Santacruz and Khar station.

CNN-IBN Correspondent Jency Jacob, who was on the train, said the blast took place in a first-class compartment. He said several blood-stained bodies were seen lying on the tracks.

All the explosions took place in first-class compartments of the trains. The Matunga blast appears to be the most severe blast at the moment.

The first five blasts occurred within a span of 15 minutes. Some of the injured have been taken to the Raheja hospital in Mahim.

Another 20 injured were admitted to the KEM hospital in Central area of Parel, hospital sources said.

Mumbai city has been put on red alert, all local trains on Western Railway have been stopped.

Relief and rescue operations have been affected because of heavy rains.

All local phones, including mobile services, in the city has been jammed apparently due to congestion in the system as anxious people tried to reach their loved ones.

All major railway stations, temples and major monuments in and around Mumbai have been cordoned off. All Western Railway services have been suspended.

Mumbai Police Commissioner AN Roy has appealed to the people of Mumbai to remain calm.

Union Home Secretary V K Duggal said that there is no connection between the Mumbai blasts and the Kashmir blasts, which took place earlier on Tuesday.

Intelligence sources, however, said the terror strikes were an attempt by the terrorists to divert India's attention from elections which are being held in Pak-occupied-Kashmir on Tuesday.

Police Commissioner Roy said the blasts could be related to the terrorists who were arrested a few days back. Police had also recovered huge consignments of RDX from several places, including Aurangabad, Nasik and Malegaon.

Intelligence sources said parts of Maharashtra have become haven for terror modules.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a special meeting on 1930 hrs (IST) on Tuesday to review security measures across the country.