Three explosions rocked through the business district of India's largest city Mumbai on Wednesday, leaving at least 17 dead and 54 injured, authorities said. India's Home Ministry confirmed a terrorist attack and placed the city on high alert an hour after the series of attacks, which occurred within ten minutes of each other from 6:50 to 7:00 p.m. local time.
Of the three blasts, one went off in South Mumbai at Opera House on Charni Road, one in the jewelry market of Zaveri Bazar near the famous Mumbadevi temple, and one in the crowded neighborhood of Dadar, in central Mumbai. All three are busy commercial and residential areas and were bustling with evening traffic when the explosions took place.
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A car is seen damaged at the site of a bomb explosion in the Dadar area of Mumbai July 13, 2011. Three explosions rocked crowded districts of India's financial capital of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday.REUTERSPolicemen surround a vehicle which was damaged at the site of a bomb explosion in the Dadar area of Mumbai July 13, 2011.REUTERSPlain clothed police surround a vehicle which was damaged at the site of an explosion in the Dadar area of Mumbai July 13, 2011. Three explosions rocked crowded districts of India's financial capital of Mumbai during rush hour on WednesdayREUTERSIn this photo taken with a mobile phone, injured people lie on a street at the site of an explosion near the Opera House in Mumbai July 13, 2011. Three bomb blasts rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, a senior official said, in the biggest attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.REUTERSA policeman stands at the site of an explosion near the Opera House in Mumbai July 13, 2011. Three bomb blasts rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, a senior official said, in the biggest attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.REUTERSPolicemen stand guard at the site of an explosion near the Opera House in Mumbai July 13, 2011. Three bomb blasts rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, a senior official said, in the biggest attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.REUTERSA victim is pictured on a wheelchair after explosions hit Mumbai in this still image taken from video July 13, 2011.REUTERS
