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July 11, 2006
Thoughts and Prayers for the People of Mumbai
It's been a terrifying day for the people of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), with a series of bombs ripping through more than half a dozen suburban train stations, killing well over 100 people. I've had a hard time getting much of anything done today, absorbed by the CNN coverage, emailing Indian friends and colleagues, trying to make sense of the situation. Peter Griffen, Dina Mehta and other friends from the Tsunamihelp blog have been working hard to assist people through the MumbaiHelp blog, while Wikipedian's have been doing yeoman's work updating the Wikipedia entry about the attacks.
Last year, I blogged about riding the Western line into Mumbai with blogger Rohit Gupta. We jumped onto an express train at Andheri Station and headed into Mumbai for coffee with Dina Mehta, playing with the iTalk recorder on my iPod, never giving a thought to our safety. I even recorded a demo with my iPod on the train, which I've never posted publicly. Here's a copy of it.
Looking back on that afternoon, I now realize that the train I rode that day passed through four of the seven stations bombed today. It could have just as easily been that day or any other day; it's the sheer randomness of terror that makes it so horrifying.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Mumbai tonight. -andy
Posted by acarvin at July 11, 2006 4:25 PM
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