“My friend’s brother was killed by the terrorists last night”
“Even though we are only a block from the Taj Hotel, I slept through the blasts. Woke this morning at 5 to get ready to go for my morning run; noticed that we had several folks (strangers?) sleeping in our hall. Did not think much about it and got ready to head out. Then as I was stretching, some of the sleeping folks woke up and I recognised the managers from the Kamat’s restaurant downstairs. So I took my camera and headed to the Terrace and took a few pics of the Taj Hotel. The hostage situation is still ongoing. I could see smoke billowing out of several windows.
The terrorists started shooting inside/outside the Leopold Cafe. Apparently, one of the waiters from the Leopold who was shot was running – with his round serving tray. He was shot in the head. He fell and died on the street right there. See the chalk circle by the feet of the guy on the extreme right? That is where the police found a bag filled with explosives.
Just got back from a short walk to see my friend. His brother was killed by the terrorists last night. On hearing the shots, customers rushed in, and so did his father (who works as a tailor in a neighbouring store). The kid ran out to pull the metal shutter down. He did bring the shutter down (and possibly saved the others inside), but he ended up outside the store. The terrorists were shooting indiscriminately; he caught five bullets…”