Thursday, July 13 2006 17:48 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: In a demonstration of solidarity with India, US President George W. Bush rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday morning and offered his country's support in New Delhi's battle against terrorism.

In a telephone call that lasted three minutes, he also expressed his condolences and sympathy to the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks in Mumbai and Srinagar, said sources in the Prime Minister's Office.

Bush rang up in the morning minutes before Manmohan Singh went for a cabinet meeting to discuss the aftermath of the terror blasts and other pressing issues facing the country.

"The United States stands with the people and the government of India and condemns in the strongest terms these atrocities, which were committed against innocent people as they went about their daily lives," Bush had said in his statement condemning the savage blasts that ripped apart commuter trains in Mumbai Tuesday killing 200 people and injuring hundreds.

"Such acts only strengthen the resolve of the international community to stand united against terrorism and to declare unequivocally that there is no justification for the vicious murder of innocent people," he said.