Three explosions rock Mumbai

Three explosions hit busy areas in India’s business capital of Mumbai today, where a terror siege nearly three years ago killed 166 people.

The blasts hit the crowded Dadar neighbourhood, the famed jewellery market Jhaveri Bazaar and the busy business district of Opera House.

The explosions happened around 7pm local time, when all the areas would have been packed with office workers and commuters.

The blasts – if confirmed as a terror strike – would mark the first major attack on Mumbai since 10 militants laid siege to India’s financial capital for 60 hours in November 2008.

That attack, which targeted two luxury hotels, a Jewish centre and a busy train station, was blamed on Pakistan-based militant groups. The attacks escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals and prompted them to suspend peace talks.

However, the talks have recently resumed.