Five U.S. citizens killed in Mumbai attacks: State Dept

WASHINGTON: The State Department said on Friday that five US citizens had been killed in the attacks on Mumbai, India, and that more Americans remained missing.

"The Department is now able to confirm the deaths of five American citizens.

Consular staff have been in contact with all of the victims' families," Gordon Duguid, acting deputy spokesman, said in a statement.

"The Consulate in Mumbai will continue to work with the Indian Police until all missing American citizens have been accounted for," he added.

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