S1 Ep7: Terror in Mumbai, Part 1

Covert

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🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	November 26, 2008, Karachi, Pakistan.
0:05.1	Ten men gathered at a small harbor. They lowered a small wooden boat into the Arabian sea,
0:11.6	climbed aboard and motored towards a fishing vessel on a horizon.
0:16.1	As they drew up alongside, the captain headed up on the deck to see what was going on.
0:21.6	The ten men murdered the crew and forced the captain to change course, setting sail for Mumbai.
0:32.7	Formerly known as Bombay, Mumbai is the largest, richest and most popular city in India.
0:40.8	Their intent was to mercilessly massacre innocent people throughout the city
0:45.8	in carefully coordinated terror strikes.
0:48.4	Only one side had the guns, the baddies had the guns, the goodies had nothing.
0:56.6	Welcome to Covert. A show about the shadowy world of international espionage and top secret military
1:03.1	operations. These were some extremely, extremely motivated and brave men.
1:10.6	The NSG is a highly specialized force designed and structured on the lines of some of the world's
1:17.6	key anti-terrorism special units like the SAS GSG9 and has a certain components which have
1:28.4	been picked up from others. I'm Jamie Rennell and I'm going to take you inside history's greatest
1:34.0	special forces missions to learn about the brave soldiers who risk their lives to terminate the
1:39.6	world's most wanted, eliminate terrorist threats and protect countless innocent lives.
1:46.0	So the floor was just covered in thick, thick blood.
1:49.8	When the city of Mumbai was under sudden constant attack, India's elite force took a stand to
1:55.8	protect its people. But with well-trained enemies and little time to prepare, it wouldn't be easy.
2:02.7	You're kind to use an axe in the course. It has to be precise force.
2:06.2	The dramatic story of Operation Black Tornado.
2:16.4	Mumbai is the richest and most populated city in India. It prides itself on its western
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