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UNI Apro affiliates descript the terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai to Phillip Bowyer, Deputy General Secretary UNI, Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary of UNI Apro, Alice Chang UNI Apro Director for Commerce and the UNIDOC Officers who took a walk around the area.

Karthik, UNITES President highlighted that several staff members of the places hit by the terrorists on 26Nov09 died with reports of up to 86 people killed during the few days that terror took over the city with most of the attacks with minutes walk from the financial district of India. It was fortunate that the authorities acted fast.

While it’s not ascertained what exactly motivated the attacks, the people in Mumbai refused to live with fear. Within days after the attack, the citizens were adamant that the city should return to normal and went about with their daily work.

Despite the fact that the train station were one of the terrorists target, Manisha, UNI ILC Women Committee member descript how people continue to take this usual mode of transport to work and support the restaurants that were attacked by patronizing the places. A tourist guide stationed in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the targets said that there was great uncertainty after the attacks but the people in the city rally and supported each other to let Mumbai shine again as a city of hope rather than that of despair.

The city and its people emerged stronger than before. Overcoming fear is the victory itself.