As Mumbai fights to return to normal life after serial blasts killed 18 revisited the city on Wednesday night, Twitteratis reacted to the triple blast that shocked the financial capital.

The blasts tore though crowded areas in evening rush hour at Dadar West in central Mumbai and in southern part's upscale Opera House and diamond trade hub of Zaveri Bazar.

"We keep condemning acts of terrorism and that's where the story ends everytime and repeats again!

It's a shame, In d [the] garb of resilience v [we] keep forgetting incidents lke [like] this again n again! It's sad as none is evr [ever] punished! Loss of life has bcome a joke!" Bipasha Basu posted.

"Nothing worse than the politics of helplesssness. We have lived with it for 64 years now. We are helpless against terror. We are helpless against corruption. We are helpless against injustice. What can this Govt do?" media personality Pritish Nandy reacted.

"I am sick and tired of people making 'Politically Correct' statements. They usually come from those who are least affected by the tragedy," actor Anupam Kher tweeted.

Actor Hrithik Roshan is also and sad as well.

"Feeling sad, angry and helpless!I pray for the families of the victims. On a resilient note, I need to believe that der [there] r some good leaders, some good men in position of power out there in the govt 2 guide this city, to do d right thing without getting entangled in the web of politics!

Wherever u are pls come forth and fight for this city! Rectify the wrongs!show us the way!the common man needs assurance that u exist!! My MUMBAI needs YOU.... NOW!!" Hrithik Roshan tweeted.

"Dear "Spirit of Mumbai" When U resurrect after such an incident yet again, please rise Only to fight for our Right's, strongly & vehemently," No wonder no one cares. Netas, babus, cops, investigating agencies. They know Mumbai will heal itself. It always does," Celina Jaitley reacted.

Big B posted: "Yes we are all hurt and sad and frustrated ! But will sympathy bring back the dead .. it merely rids us of the guilt of helplessness.Prayers ! And more prayers ! Is that all we can ever do in situations like this .. ? Feel helpless and frustrated ...!"

Actor Priyanka Chopra said: "I m so saddened by whats happened in mumbai.. my heart wrenches at the though of what the families of the victims r going thru..its so wrong."

"I hope v [we] as Indians & people of the world collectively fight terrorism & make sure dis [this] does not happen in r [our] neighbourhood or backyard again," Preity Zinta tweeted.

"Thoughts go out to all those injured & who lost loved ones in Mumbai today... Such a great city.. Sad to see," English cricketer Kevin Pietersen posted.

"Shocking and very sad news of blasts..prayers with everyone. pls stay safe..God bless," Indian Tennis star Sainia Mirza reacted on Twitter.

The strike, described as a coordinated terrorist attack by Chidambaram, have also injured at least 133 people, 23 of them seriously, officials said.

Zaveri Bazaar is the soft target of the terrorists which was attacked before, including during the 1993 serial blasts. It was also one the targets in 2003.

Major terror strikes on the city have grabbed headlines in the city periodically. There were seven train blasts on July 11, 2006 on the Mumbai suburban railway network killing about 209. About 700 were injured.

Two years later, at least 166 people were killed and over 300 injured in the worst terrorist attack on Mumbai in Nov 2011 when Pakistani terrorists who came by sea laid siege to the city's key places and luxury hotels for days.