Mumbai attacks

Gunmen rampaged through a series of targets in the Indian city of Mumbai killing indiscriminately and taking hostages at two luxury hotels.

Mumbai police spokesman Satish Katsa said gunmen have taken over the Taj Mahal Hotel and Hotel Oberoi, and were holding hostages on multiple floors.

Flames and smoke poured from the Taj early Thursday, and several explosions were heard at the building.

At the Oberoi the military reportedly entered the building and a large explosion was heard shortly afterwards.

This is horrible, and sadly it happens all too often...we're shocked and saddened (rightly so) when it happens in a large, modern city like Mumbai, but all too often these sort of attacks and this sort of violence happens in places that we don't often think about.

It's this sort of violence the human race needs to rise above, do denounce...to strive to make a thing of the past. We are more connected with our fellow man across the world now than at any time in history, yet still we do terrible violence on our fellow man nearly every day.

This sort of thing must...must...end.

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