New Delhi, Nov. 27 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday strongly condemned Wednesday’s terror strikes across southern Mumbai, describing the incidents as an attempt to destablise the country.

Addressing the nation even as the firefight between security personnel and the terrorists continued in India’s commercial capital, Dr. Singh said the Mumbai attacks were “well-orchestrated” by terrorists, who had chosen high-profile targets.

He said: “These attacks are an act to destablise the nation.”

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Kathmandu  - Nepal strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai Thursday, describing them as cowardly.

In his first reaction, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the attacks were directed against innocent people and to terrorize the industrial and commercial centre of India and deserved unequivocal condemnation from all over the world.

"We are profoundly shocked at the unprecedented and brutal terrorist attacks in multiple places in Mumbai," Dahal said in a message to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.

Mumbai, Nov. 27 : The Indian Navy has intercepted and boarded MV Alpha, a Vietnamese registered ship, which is suspected to have dropped the terrorists off the coast of Mumbai.

The crew of the ship is being questioned.

"The Coast Guard and Navy chased the MV Alpha. They are being assisted by Dornier aircraft and surface ships. The navy has enhanced patrolling from the Mumbai coast up to Gujarat," said Captain Nambiar, the defence Public Relations Officer.

The Navy''s Leander class frigate ''Vindhyagiri'' and naval helicopters from the INS Kunjali were involved in pursuit of the merchant vessel.

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Vilnius  - Lithuania's finance ministry confirmed Thursday that it is in talk with unnamed lenders to secure a loan to cover a budget shortfall in the Baltic country.

Outgoing Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas told the Lithuanian parliament about the move, which was confirmed by finance minister Rimantas Sadzius in an interview with the Baltic News Service.

"Mistrust is raging in financial markets, which forces us to be cautious. Therefore, there is no openness either from the state, or from banks, or from other players," the minister said.