U.S. offers help, assesses India attacks

World leaders condemned Wednesday's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, in which more than 100 people were killed by masked gunmen.

U.S. State Department officials said late Wednesday they knew of no American victims in the attacks, which killed 101 people and injured 287 more. Representatives of the CIA, the Homeland Security Department, the FBI and the Bush administration met Wednesday afternoon in Washington to assess the situation, The Wall Street Journal reported.

State Department spokesman Robert Wood condemned the attacks, adding, Our sympathies go out to the families and friends of those killed and injured, and to the people of Mumbai.

These outrageous attacks in Mumbai will be met with a vigorous response, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a statement. I have sent a message to Prime Minister Singh that the U.K. stands solidly with his government as they respond, and to offer all necessary help.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani also issued statements to the Associated Press of Pakistan, condemning the Mumbai attacks and calling for tough new measures to wipe out terrorism and extremism in the region.

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