Brussels, 27 November 2008: The ITUC has condemned this week’s terrorist attacks in the Indian financial centre Mumbai as despicable atrocities, aimed at innocent civilians from India and abroad. More than 100 people are known to have been killed and more than 300 injured in the series of coordinated armed attacks on public spaces, a hospital, hotels and a Jewish community centre in various locations around the city.
“Once again, it is ordinary people going about their legitimate business who have been targeted. Our heartfelt sympathies go to all the victims and those who have lost family, friends and colleagues in these atrocious attacks,” said ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder.
The ITUC has written to its three Indian affiliated organisations, HMS, INTUC and SEWA, expressing its condolences and its hope that the perpetrators of the violence will be brought to justice.
The ITUC represents 168 million workers in 155 countries and territories and has 311 national affiliates.
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