Armed With Just Pistols, Mumbai Police Saved Many

"So many policemen died that day."

Many of those in the railway station, like Bhosale, would not even have worn a bulletproof vest.

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"That was a sudden attack, we were not prepared for this," Bhosale said.

Despite those drawbacks, a handful of police officers prevented the station from becoming a hostage site.

As Bhosale recalled the encounter with the two terrorists, he said, "I could have died, but I didn't think of it."