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Thursday, November 27, 2008
No Filipinos reported wounded in Mumbai attacks
MUMBAI, INDIA -- (Updated 4:59 p.m.) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed that no Filipino was wounded or killed when gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish center in Mumbai, India.
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr. said there were no Filipino casualties in the gruesome attacks.
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The attacks in India have killed at least 101 people and wounded 314 others.
Among the dead were at least one Australian, Japanese, and British national. At least three top Indian police officers -- including the chief of the anti-terror squad - were killed.
Reports said a Muslim group has claimed responsibility for the attacks that started at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.(AP/Sunnex)
For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Iloilo. (November 27, 2008 issue)
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