The ghastly terror attacks in Mumbai, which have so far left more than 110 people dead and at least 300 wounded, echo previous atrocities by al-Qa'ida. The strikes on India's financial capital were multiple and synchronised, symbolic targets were chosen and witness accounts suggest the terrorists had a specific aim of killing foreigners.
But there are differences too. This does not appear to have been a suicide attack. Small bombs went off, but no spectacular blasts. This attack could just as easily have been "inspired" by al-Qa'ida, rather than directly organised by it.
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