Bomb Defused In Mumbai’s Opera House Diamond District

(IDEX Online News) – Police in Mumbai found and defused a bomb in the Opera House diamond district of the city shortly after 4 pm today (Saturday). The bomb was located at the entrance of Shreeji Plaza, a building housing several diamond offices, which is just adjacent to the more well-know Panchratna building.

According to initial reports, the would-be bombers were making their way into the basement of the Panchratna building when their behavior aroused the suspicions of the building’s security staff. They apparently attempted to flee when questioned and were chased and apprehended.

They police and bomb squad, who were immediately alerted, arrived in short order and took charge of them. The bomb was then located and defused. Police meanwhile cordoned off the entire area and conducted an extensive search for any more possible bombs.

In July 2011, a bomb exploded in the Opera House area, a second went off in the nearby gold and jewellery district of Zaveri Bazaar, while a third ripped through the crowded mid-town Dadar area. The blasts left 21people dead and over a hundred injured, many critically.