Show Notes
A cafe held hostage. Gunfire in a public marketplace. Mumbai, the richest and most populated city in India is under constant attack from unknown and extremely well-coordinated terrorists. And the Indian National Guard, the Black Cats, are just waiting to be deployed. Journalists who reported from the scene and civilians caught in the action tell the tale of the Mumbai Terrorist attacks of 2008 – what happened that first day? And why did it take so long to respond? Covert's theme is "Anxiety" by Kai Engel (kai-engel.com). Music in this episode is "Delirium", "Oneiri", Comatose" and "Nothing (Bonus Track) by Kai Engel; "Clouds", and "City of Lonely Ghosts" by Sergey Cheremisinov (https://www.s-cheremisinov.com/); "Moving On" by Ars Sonor (http://frequency-alcyone.deviantart.com/); and "Thin Line" by Jahzzar (http://betterwithmusic.com/). Sound effects from freesound.org by TobiasLudwig, cmusounddesign, unchaz, dobroide, FreqMan . Additional sound effects from freesfx.co.uk. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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