the terror blasts , it was clear , had blasted a gaps in the dam holding up jakarta ' s reservoir of plagued . while the crowd seemed to be reacting to a tragedy that had left at least 164 people dead and 308 injured , they were really venting the frustrations of having to cope with death in a community with an infrastructure so stretches that simply getting to work and stay is an ordeal . at peak hour , the commuter services - although carry six million people each day - are packed with up to 5 , 000 travelers , even though they ' re designed for 1 , 800 .
The Mumbai attacks claimed at least 164 lives.