Death toll rises to 147 in Mumbai bomb attacks

The wave of attacks in India earlier today has claimed 147 lives, with over 400 injured — and those numbers are still not complete. In what I have to say is the most stupid use of "scare quotes", Associated Press had this:

India's major cities were put on high alert. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called an emergency Cabinet meeting and said that "terrorists" were behind the attacks.

What the hell else can you call an attack on civilians, calculated to cause high casualties except a terrorist attack?

Chaos engulfed the crowded rail network in India's financial capital following the blasts that ripped apart densely packed carriages on trains that police said had either pulled into stations or were traveling between them. Doors and windows were blown off the train cars, and witnesses said body parts were strewn on the ground.

After meeting with his Cabinet, Maharashtra state Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said Tuesday night that the death toll was 147, with another 439 wounded, the Press Trust of India reported.