18th July 2006, 6.25 p.m. - The city, always on the move, full of life, enthusiasm and rush had finally come to a standstill, however for a very short period of time. Transportation had stopped, people stood at their places, most offices stopped their functioning for some time, TV transmission was suspended for few minutes and the there was no activity happening across the entire length and breadth of this city. Almost every citizen of Mumbai paid their homage to the victims of the serial blasts that had took place on 11th July. Exactly a week after the blast at around 6.24 p.m. a siren was heard across the city to signal its citizens to maintain a 2 minute silence for the people who were killed or injured in the blasts. Though not everyone could participate, all those who heard the siren did express their respect and grievance for the sufferers.
For the first time in the history of the city that proudly is known as “a city that never sleeps”, everything had stopped and everyone was united to convey that we care, that yes we do have some time for our fellow citizens.
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