Bomb Found at CST Even As Mumbai Remembers Victims

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Mumbai: A time-bomb was defused at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on Wednesday even as thousands thronged at the Gateway of India to protest the terror strikes that rattled the city a week ago.

An eight kilograms RDX bomb was put in a school bag that was kept at the parcel wing of the station, near platform 15. The bag was spotted amongst the luggage of 26/11 victims.

The bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad that has been on alert since last week incident. Fire tenders and medicos were also put on high alert as the news of a bomb at the station came in.

Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh along with top police officers was on a tour of the station which saw the maximum killings by two terrorists. He was immediately escorted out of the station. Security forces have surrounded the station.

The city has been on high-alert ever since 10 terrorists targeted high profile and crowded areas in Mumbai, killing 200 and injuring over 300.

Mumbaikars throng Gateway of India

A week after Mumbai was struck by coordinated terror attacks, hundreds of its residents today gathered near the Gateway of India for a protest rally to condemn the strikes and pay respects to the victims.

The Gateway of India is a stone's throw away from heritage Taj hotel, one of the locations hit by the audacious attacks.

People carrying candles and placards in memory of the victims reached the Gateway, some of them in processions via Dadabhai Naoroji Road and paid tributes to those who had fallen to the terrorists' bullets and grenades, including brave heart policemen and NSG commandos.

People were seen shouting slogans against politicians, blaming them for the state of affairs in the country.

"I feel that politicians should be made answerable for their actions, or like in this case, inactions which are causing the country dearly," Ram Varma, a resident of suburban Bandra, said.



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