“This has Al Qaeda written all over it. According to the TV report I heard, the terrorists were looking for westerners and specifically Americans in the attack. Tonight I pray for the victims’ families and for the well being of the hostages,” writes M on the Jblog central.

Pakistani blogging group ‘pakblogging’ read “On the same day that India and Pakistan negotiated a joint anti-terrorism mechanism, agreeing to exchange information on terrorists, coordinated attacks struck India’s commercial capital Mumbai. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families”, it read. “This is the Islamabad Marriott in reverse — a mirror image of the traumatic events of 9/11 and the attack on Islamabad” read Rupeenews which even, as it offered condolences to victims, cautioned that this attack could be a ‘false flag’ or “ruse to kill Muslims and attack Pakistan”.

The Foreign Policy’s Passport blog meanwhile wrote on Deccan Mujahideen claims saying “one must always be suspicious when a ‘new’ terrorist organization crops up”. Speculating on ‘rogue ISI links’ to Indian Mujahideen’s revenge motive and Lashkar connection, the blog revisits the Indo-Pak differences on Kashmir.