UAE minister condemns 'brutal and appalling crime'

POLICE WATCH: Indian officers on patrol after the terror attacks. (Getty Images)

The UAE on Thursday vehemently condemned the series of terror explosions which rocked Mumbai, India's commercial capital, killing at least 101 people and wounding hundreds more.

Foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in a statement: "The UAE, while condemning this brutal and appalling crime, affirms its complete solidarity with the government of India and standing with its side in confronting and overcoming these criminal acts."

Sheikh Abdullah offered his sympathies to the families of the victims and the wounded and wished speedy recovery to those injured in the attacks, news agency WAM reported.

Meanwhile, a UAE Foreign Ministry source said the UAE Consulate General in Mumbai "is maintaining continuous contacts" with UAE citizens in the Indian city and that it had set up an around the clock communication centre to follow up their status.

The source added: "No information has been available so far about injury of any UAE citizen. The Consulate General will pursue its contacts with UAE citizens there and update the Foreign Ministry with any new developments."

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