"Then where do the stories come from, I wonder?"
Posted on 11/27/2008 3:28:27 PM PST by PapaBear3625
The flyover [overpass] outside the domestic airport in Mumbai and a taxi driver’s unfamiliarity with the new slip route to the terminal perhaps went a long way in averting a major disaster that could have taken the toll into hundreds on Wednesday night itself.
Shortly before the terrorists moved into their targets in South Mumbai, a black and yellow taxi, with three passengers and enough ammunition to bring down a dome, sped in the direction of the airport. Instead of taking a slip road that would have taken the passengers straight to the airport, the driver took the flyover which bypassed the airport, only to get stuck at a red light.
At rush hour, the lights stayed red for long, at which the passengers berated the driver and asked him to cut the traffic lights. The driver moved on, but the wait turned out to be a minute or two too long. The car exploded. All that was found was a severed head and parts of three human legs. Had the terrorists' plans of coinciding a blast at the airport with the attacks on the Taj and Oberoi hotels succeeded, the death toll of 26/11 would have been much bigger than it already is.
(Excerpt) Read more at indiatoday.digitaltoday.in ...
The presence of TV crew, many of whom quoted their sources to tell readers about impending action by security forces, came in handy for the terrorists, at least some of whom are reported to have used satellite phones. With TV reporters dishing out exclusives about the actions that the forces were contemplating, it appeared that the terrorists were always a step ahead. The frustration boiled over and the official agencies had to finally ask the hotel management to disconnect TV cables.
A clueless muslim cabbie? What’s this world coming to?
if they all died how would they get this narrative?
Perhaps the driver was distracted by the presence of wine, or a guide dog, per Minneapolis...?
ping.
That was my question. I thought I must have missed something.
Ah, Premature Jihadifaction.
Don't y'all just love it when that happens?
Thanks guys! LOL
<>THREE</b> suicide passengers? Or did they have AK-47s?
“The presence of TV crew, many of whom quoted their sources to tell readers about impending action by security forces, came in handy for the terrorists, at least some of whom are reported to have used satellite phones. With TV reporters dishing out exclusives about the actions that the forces were contemplating, it appeared that the terrorists were always a step ahead. The frustration boiled over and the official agencies had to finally ask the hotel management to disconnect TV cables. “
The American media would never do anything to help the terrorists and increase the risk to hostages....../sarc
There have been cases where the American media has been tipped off in advance and then stands by to get the story.
Damn them.
They should of had the latest Garmin.
That's a good question. Much of it they could deduce from where the car blew up, figuring the target was the airport and they probably missed their exit. The part about the passengers berating the driver has to be pure speculation, though.
It’s India ~ they know about the berating part. Some things are simply cultural artifacts that you know should have happened as a matter of course.
Maybe witnesses saw them argue with the cabbie, who then proceeded through the red light?
You don’t think this guy was going to miss his 72 virgins just for something as pesky as missing an exit do you?
knowing Indian taxi drivers , the berating part might not have been a difficult conjecture .
"Then where do the stories come from, I wonder?"
Perhaps, the head lived long enough to tell the tale. The legs would be mute...
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