Explosions shake India's financial hub

The attacks are the deadliest in Mumbai since November 2008 when 10 gunmen launched a three-day co-ordinated raid in which 166 people were killed.Police sources were reported as saying the explosions were caused by home-made bombs.One explosion was reported in the Zaveri Bazaar, another in the Opera House business district and a third in Dadar district in the city centre.He called the explosions, during Mumbai's busy evening rush-hour, "a co-ordinated attack by terrorists".Twenty-one people were killed and 113 injured, said Maharashtra state's Chief Minister, Prithviraj Chavan.Three near-simultaneous explosions have shaken India's commercial capital Mumbai (Bombay), police say.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denounced the bombings and appealed to Mumbai residents "to remain calm and show a united face".US President Barack Obama strongly condemned the "outrageous" attacks, and offered "support to India's efforts to bring the perpetrators of these terrible crimes to justice."