the terror blasts , it was clear , had blasted a hole in the bedrock protecting back mumbai ' s pond of ills . while the demonstrators sounded to be reacting to a tragedy that had left at some 164 people dead and 308 injured , they were truly frustration the frustrations of having to interact with people in a city with an institution so stretched that simply get to work and change is an effort . at peak hours , the suburban trains - which carry 6 dozen passengers each day - are loading with up to 5 , 000 commuters , even before they ' re built for 1 , 800 .
The Mumbai attacks claimed at least 164 lives.