Three explosions have shaken India's commercial capital Mumbai (Bombay), local media reported police as saying.Initial reports say dozens of people have been wounded.One explosion was reported in the busy Zaveri Bazaar, another near the Opera House and a third in the south of the city.The blasts coincide with the birthday of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed nearly 170 people.Indian media have quoted the home ministry as saying the explosions are a terrorist attack.
15.32 The government has confirmed it is a terrorist attack, nearly three years after terrorists sieged downtown Mumbai killing 166 people.
15.30 Fears of high casualties as Dadar, particularly, is a major commuter hub with thousands of people passing through it during rush hour.
15.29 A Home Ministry spokesman said it was too early to comment on the nature of the blasts.
15.28 View a map of the three locations of the blasts in Mumbai.
15.15 Indian TV channel NDTV is reporting ten people are dead.
15.10 One bomb struck the crowded neighborhood of Dadar in central Mumbai. The others were at the famed jewellery market Jhaveri Bazaar and the busy business district of Opera House.
15.07 Police confirm that the city has been attacked with three bomb blasts, early reports of three dead.
15.05 Reports of three separate bomb attacks in three different locations in the city.
15.00 BST (19.30 IST) Live coverage as news breaks of a coordinated bomb attack in Mumbai.
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