This Week That Year

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11th July, 2006 - A very normal day at work. Infact, the reporters heaved a sigh of relief after reporting about the incessant rains in Mumbai. It was one of those rare days when we were blessed with time to have a proper lunch at a proper time. Everything seemed so nice, so smooth, so normal... completely unaware of the existence of some 11 people who were planning something... something huge, big and explosive. Within minutes, seven bombs ripped apart different trains on the Western line in Mumbai, killing more than 200 people, injuring thousands of them and shattering millions who lived in the city. The first image that comes to my mind when I think of that day is the helpless look on the faces of the people. Faces that were looking for different answers - Who did it" How many must have been killed"....