Various senior political figures from India and around the world condemned the attacks . In India , Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was quick to call for calm in Mumbai , while President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav , and president of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi also issued statements regarding the bombings in Mumbai . Officials from other nations offered their condolences to those affected by the bombings . Officials , from Pakistan which has long feuded with India , and the United Kingdom , which was the target of similar attacks the previous July , were among those who denounced the attacks in Mumbai as well as terrorism as a whole . Several terrorist groups , including Lashkar-e-Toiba and al-Qaeda , made comments — both in condemnation and condonation — about the attacks as well
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7 July 2005 London bombings
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