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People stand around a damaged vehicle at the site of an explosion in Mumbai


Indian policemen prepare to take position in the Colaba area of Mumbai


The England team suitcases lined up at the hotel lobby, Bhubaneswar



Security guards keep strict vigil outside the India and England team hotel, Bhubaneswar

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As quoted from CricInfo:

England have cut short the ongoing one-day series against India following Wednesday's terrorist strikes in Mumbai and will fly back home on Saturday morning. However, Lalit Modi, the head of the BCCI's fixtures committee, and Hugh Morris, the ECB's managing director, both confirmed the Test series would still go ahead.

"The Test series will go ahead, and there is no problem with that," Modi told Cricinfo. "We are sure the first Test will go ahead as scheduled in Ahmedabad [from December 14]. But there is a problem over hosting the second Test in Mumbai [from December 19]. The ECB wants the Test to be shifted to southern India, we are exploring all options."

Bangalore and Chennai are among the venues being considered and Modi said a final decision would be taken in the next 24 hours after discussions with the ground authorities.

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Champions League has been postponed as well. As quoted from Cricinfo:

The inaugural Champions League Twenty20, scheduled to begin in Mumbai on December 3, has been postponed following Wednesday's terrorist strikes in the city. The tournament is likely to be held in India early next year, Lalit Modi, the Champions League chairman, told Cricinfo.

Modi said the tournament was postponed due to the logistical problems associated with finding a third venue after Mumbai was ruled out as a host. The governing council will meet in the middle of December to finalise fresh dates for the tournament, which will be held in India, he said.

"We are confident we can hold the tournament early next year," Modi said. "India will remain the venue, as there was never a problem with hosting it here. All the teams agreed that they wanted to come for the tournament. But we had a problem with finding a third venue after Mumbai. There was no way we could have shifted the venue to Bangalore or Chennai, considering the state of the wickets and the grounds would not have accommodated all the matches."

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The Taj hotel on fire after terrorist attacks on Wednesday night, Mumbai,


Fire fighters attempt to put out a fire at the Taj following the terrorist attack, Mumbai,


Policemen on the streets of Mumbai after terrorist attacks on Wednesday night, Mumbai,


Heavy security in Mumbai after the terrorist attacks, Mumbai

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Intense security surrounds the England team hotel, Bhubaneswar


The security is tight as Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir leave the team hotel, Bhubaneswar


Owais Shah leaves the England team hotel in Bhubaneswar as the squad heads home following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Bhubaneswar


Kevin Pietersen makes his way out of the team hotel in Bhubaneswar


Andrew Flintoff looks out from the team bus,