Dentist appointment saved me from Mumbai blasts, says NZer

A New Zealander says he could have been a victim of the Mumbai train blasts that killed more than 200 people if he had not gone for a dental appointment.

"I was joking with the dentist that I would rather be at work but I think I am now glad I wasn't," Gareth Williams, a Christchurch science graduate, told the Dominion Post.

Bombs exploded at Indian stations used by Mr Williams each day -- at Matunga, Mahim, Khar and Santacruz.

- NZPA