Paying homage to the dead by blood on the first anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks
Mumbai:A number of people on Thursday donated blood at Mumbai's central railway station, which was one of the venues that bore the brunt of the 26/11 terror attacks that left nearly 200 people dead. At the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus alone 58 people died
and 104 were injured, when militant gunmen indiscriminately opened fire at the railway
station, on November 26 last year.
About 100 beds were set up on Thursday at the train terminal for a blood donation drive
organized by railway authorities and individuals to pay tribute to the victims.
"By donating blood, we are paying tribute to martyrs who laid down their lives," said
Prerna Vaghle, a volunteer.
Ten gunmen landed on Mumbai's shores at sunrise on November 26, and went on to fire
indiscriminately at the luxury hotels, the city's biggest railway station, a Jewish centre and a
cafe.
In the rampage, at least 166 people were killed before police and commandos killed nine
of the gunmen and captured the tenth identified as Kasab.
Ashok Chavan, Maharashtra Chief Minister was also present on this occasion at the
blood donation camp and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims.
"I want to assure the people that we have not forgotten the incident of 26/11. We express
solidarity with the grief-stricken families of the victims including those of police force and
civilian," said Ashok Chavan.
