Tweet
It is with a heavy heart and a steely resolve that I am pressed to post this for the world to see:
Whenever I heard of another suicide bombing (or bombing in general) in Israel, I always though that my country was fortunate to not go through that. I remember no terrorist attacks on India, and none were told to me. I felt that amidst the poverty, there was a security. THat security was blown out of my heart, and perhaps the heart of one billion more people. I can't express in words what happened, so I think I'll turn it over to the media now:
Whenever I heard of another suicide bombing (or bombing in general) in Israel, I always though that my country was fortunate to not go through that. I remember no terrorist attacks on India, and none were told to me. I felt that amidst the poverty, there was a security. THat security was blown out of my heart, and perhaps the heart of one billion more people. I can't express in words what happened, so I think I'll turn it over to the media now:
Blasts shock Mumbai into silence
Monday, 25 August , 2003, 16:40
Mumbai: Panic struck Mumbai as blood-splattered bodies, shattered window panes and the loud wails of those injured in the blast rent the air.
Mumbai experienced the sixth blast in the past nine months, which claimed several lives and left scores injured.
The silence of the waterfront at the Gateway of India in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel was shattered as the powerful bomb ripped through an Ambassador car parked in front of the Hotel.
Several sleek-looking cars lined outside the hotel were soon transformed into a careless mangled heap of wires, choking with dark fumes. The Ambassador car carrying the potential bomb was blown to smithereens.
The sunlit-waterfront, dotted with tourists and professional photographers, who had decided to capture the scene on their cameras and to enjoy the warm sunlight after a heavy bout of rain yesterday, soon witnessed pandemonium.
Many pedestrians rushing through the bustling road in front of Regal theatre were caught unawares as a huge chunk of red heavy metal swirled through the air from Taj Mahal Hotel and landed bang opposite the theatre, located several metres away.
Jitendra Bhargava, Director, Public Relations, Air India who was at the Taj Hotel when the explosion took place said it was so loud that he felt as if the hotel had shaken.
The Gateway and the Taj hotel, which are heritage monuments did not suffer any damage in the blast. However, the window panes of the hotel were shattered in the blast.
At Dhanji Street near Mumbadevi Temple, the hub of the diamond trade, the narrow bylanes was coaxed out of its peace as a loud blast rented the air this afternoon.
The black and yellow omnipresent taxis parked alongside was transformed into worthless junk, seconds after the bomb ripped through a taxi standing on the road.
Chunks of raw flesh strewn across the street and blood splattered pavements remained to tell the gory story of the blast. As pedestrians tried jumping over chunks of fingers strayed from the corpses, the police zoomed into action, cordoning off the entire area.
The dilapidated facade of the building saw the window panes shattered to pieces as the bomb ripped the air.
As anxious residents and nearby pedestrians enquired about the dead, many a good samaritan swung into action bundling the injured in cabs to the nearest hospital.
The news of the blast which filtered through prior to a press briefing on the security measures chalked out for Ganesh festival, created a flurry at the government guest house.
As mobile phones rung initially informing the police chief and the ministers of the blast, there was a hurried round of discussion, before the officials zoomed across to the blast site.
In the rest of the city, a hushed silence followed with the city witnessing yet another blast, days ahead of the much awaited festival of Ganesh Puja.
To many the pictures of mangled bodies, corpses and loud wails, brought back memories of another serial blast that rocked Mumbai way back on March 12, 1993
Monday, 25 August , 2003, 16:40
Mumbai: Panic struck Mumbai as blood-splattered bodies, shattered window panes and the loud wails of those injured in the blast rent the air.
Mumbai experienced the sixth blast in the past nine months, which claimed several lives and left scores injured.
The silence of the waterfront at the Gateway of India in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel was shattered as the powerful bomb ripped through an Ambassador car parked in front of the Hotel.
Several sleek-looking cars lined outside the hotel were soon transformed into a careless mangled heap of wires, choking with dark fumes. The Ambassador car carrying the potential bomb was blown to smithereens.
The sunlit-waterfront, dotted with tourists and professional photographers, who had decided to capture the scene on their cameras and to enjoy the warm sunlight after a heavy bout of rain yesterday, soon witnessed pandemonium.
Many pedestrians rushing through the bustling road in front of Regal theatre were caught unawares as a huge chunk of red heavy metal swirled through the air from Taj Mahal Hotel and landed bang opposite the theatre, located several metres away.
Jitendra Bhargava, Director, Public Relations, Air India who was at the Taj Hotel when the explosion took place said it was so loud that he felt as if the hotel had shaken.
The Gateway and the Taj hotel, which are heritage monuments did not suffer any damage in the blast. However, the window panes of the hotel were shattered in the blast.
At Dhanji Street near Mumbadevi Temple, the hub of the diamond trade, the narrow bylanes was coaxed out of its peace as a loud blast rented the air this afternoon.
The black and yellow omnipresent taxis parked alongside was transformed into worthless junk, seconds after the bomb ripped through a taxi standing on the road.
Chunks of raw flesh strewn across the street and blood splattered pavements remained to tell the gory story of the blast. As pedestrians tried jumping over chunks of fingers strayed from the corpses, the police zoomed into action, cordoning off the entire area.
The dilapidated facade of the building saw the window panes shattered to pieces as the bomb ripped the air.
As anxious residents and nearby pedestrians enquired about the dead, many a good samaritan swung into action bundling the injured in cabs to the nearest hospital.
The news of the blast which filtered through prior to a press briefing on the security measures chalked out for Ganesh festival, created a flurry at the government guest house.
As mobile phones rung initially informing the police chief and the ministers of the blast, there was a hurried round of discussion, before the officials zoomed across to the blast site.
In the rest of the city, a hushed silence followed with the city witnessing yet another blast, days ahead of the much awaited festival of Ganesh Puja.
To many the pictures of mangled bodies, corpses and loud wails, brought back memories of another serial blast that rocked Mumbai way back on March 12, 1993
).
Comment