The terrorist attacks that ripped through Mumbai on Wednesday Nov. 26 morphed into a slow-motion hostage drama on Thursday as disbelieving Mumbaikars watched their city of 12 million paralyzed for a full day -- shops closed, streets emptied -- by just two dozen attackers. How could this happen? The unwelcome truth is that this grand, cosmopolitan city, one that has survived two even deadlier terrorists bombings in 2003 and 2006, was caught completely unprepared.
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