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| Arabia |
| âIt Was Really Scaryâ |
| 2004-04-22 |
| âThe bomb blast shook the whole apartment and I thought someone was throwing stones at my kitchen,â said Chandra Subramaniam, a housewife. She was cooking when the explosion occurred and she immediately switched off the airconditioner and contacted her husband who works for a major bank and who advised her to stay calm. At the time of the explosion, only mothers and children were at home. In one apartment building, the mothers donned their abayas to come out of the building with their children in fear of the consequences of the explosion. The building guard told them there was nothing to be alarmed about since the explosion had taken place far away. âThe sirens of the police cars, ambulances and the fire brigade caused panic among the women at home,â said one housewife. Shamila Aboosally who was in hospital felt that someone had suddenly moved her bed. When she opened her eyes, there was no one in her room. When she peeped out the window, she saw plumes of smoke from the blast. Muhammad Mackeen, who works for Riyadh Bank, told Arab News that he was at a nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet when the explosion took place. He heard the explosion and saw the security officials and firefighters moving toward the site of the blast. In another incident, more than 60 women of an Asian association who were having lunch at a restaurant feared the roof was falling when they heard the blast. âIt was a thorough shakeup; it was really frightening when we saw the helicopters hovering and heard the ambulances with their screaming sirens,â said Qudsia Mirza, a guest at the luncheon party. Manel Gamage, who was watching TV at home, said she suddenly saw the windows and doors shaking. She said she did not know what to do since neither her children nor her husband were at home. She switched on the BBC and learned there had been an explosion. Muhammad Illyas, who works at the headquarters of Samba Financial Group, said everyone in the building at the time felt the blast but fortunately, the building was not damaged. Another housewife who was awakened by the blast telephoned her husband to complain that her airconditioner had fallen down. An Egyptian housewife who came outside with her two children from their upstairs apartment found the gate damaged and window panes falling all around. âThere was smoke all over and I saw the buildings had been badly damaged,â she said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Hahaha, that one guy was at Kentucky Fried Chicken! Cracks my ass up! |
| Posted by: AllahHateMe 2004-04-22 3:31:54 PM |