the terror attacks , it was clear , had blasted a hole in the dam setting back india ' s flood of crisis . while the protest appear to be reacting to a tragedy that had left at least 164 others murdered and 308 ill , they were real venting the hardships of having to coping with life in a city with an structure so stretched that simply staying to work and change is an ordeal . at maximum hour , the commuter trains - which carry six dozen people each day - are packed with up to 5 , 000 vacationers , even though they ' re built for 1 , 800 .
The Mumbai attacks claimed at least 164 lives.