Quiet fear hangs over Mumbai Muslims

But three days after a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai that left more than 150 dead and over 700 wounded, all is not quite as normal as it seems.

The narrow streets, lined with tea shops, sweet stalls and stores selling everything from second-hand electronics to mangoes, are bustling, but an underlying sense of tension prevails because Muslim militant are prime suspects.

"I'd rather not get involved," says one trader, when asked about his feelings on the Tuesday evening rush hour blasts which hit seven stations along the city's lifeline railway system.

"Please go and ask someone else," he says.

Others, who cautiously begin to speak, are quickly told by fellow merchants to hush up and keep quiet about the bombings -- fearing that sharing the same religion with those suspected of the attacks will spell trouble.

Indian officials on Thursday named Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as the prime suspect behind the coordinated bombings.

LeT has long operated in Indian-ruled Kashmir, but is believed to have expanded its area of operations recently.

It is blamed for bombings in New Delhi's markets in October that killed more than 60 people, as well as blasts in Varanasi in March, which killed 15.

Lashkar has denied any role in what it called "inhuman and barbaric acts".