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Haunted by the horrors of Mumbai Haunted by the horrors of Mumbai
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A Welsh woman caught up in the Mumbai terrorist attacks six months ago has spoken of her struggle to move on from the ordeal.A Welsh woman caught up in the Mumbai terrorist attacks six months ago has spoken of her struggle to move on from the ordeal.
Lynne Shaw and her husband Ken, from Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, feared they would be killed as gunmen stormed the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.Lynne Shaw and her husband Ken, from Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, feared they would be killed as gunmen stormed the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
More than 170 people - including some 26 foreigners - died in the attacks.More than 170 people - including some 26 foreigners - died in the attacks.
Mrs Shaw said she has had to leave her job in the NHS and is still haunted by what happened and what she witnessed.Mrs Shaw said she has had to leave her job in the NHS and is still haunted by what happened and what she witnessed.
The couple had been enjoying a meal at the hotel where they were staying in the Indian city last November when the terrorists struck, targeting two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre.The couple had been enjoying a meal at the hotel where they were staying in the Indian city last November when the terrorists struck, targeting two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre.
Mr and Mrs Shaw hid underneath a table and later in a conference area for several hours as the men opened fire.Mr and Mrs Shaw hid underneath a table and later in a conference area for several hours as the men opened fire.
For around 12 hours they were moved from room to room, not knowing who the terrorists were or where they would strike next, all the while hearing gun shots and explosions echoing around the under-siege hotel.For around 12 hours they were moved from room to room, not knowing who the terrorists were or where they would strike next, all the while hearing gun shots and explosions echoing around the under-siege hotel.
At one stage they were in a corridor when a six-year-old boy was executed in front of his parents.At one stage they were in a corridor when a six-year-old boy was executed in front of his parents.
I didn't make the decision to retire, some terrorist in his cave really made that for me Lynne ShawI didn't make the decision to retire, some terrorist in his cave really made that for me Lynne Shaw
They also had to "run for their lives" as they discovered a terrorist was among them in a corridor.They also had to "run for their lives" as they discovered a terrorist was among them in a corridor.
Mrs Shaw said they feared they would never leave the hotel alive and did not know who to trust in the chaos and confusion.Mrs Shaw said they feared they would never leave the hotel alive and did not know who to trust in the chaos and confusion.
"Men came bursting into the room [at one stage] and I couldn't see them. They ordered people out of their hiding places and to move forward," she told BBC Radio Wales."Men came bursting into the room [at one stage] and I couldn't see them. They ordered people out of their hiding places and to move forward," she told BBC Radio Wales.
"We got to the top of a stairwell and I thought 'right, this is it - they're driving us down this stairwell because they're going to execute us'.""We got to the top of a stairwell and I thought 'right, this is it - they're driving us down this stairwell because they're going to execute us'."
Fortunately, the men were not terrorists and the Shaws were taken out of the hotel to a bus, where they were fired at by snipers on the roof.Fortunately, the men were not terrorists and the Shaws were taken out of the hotel to a bus, where they were fired at by snipers on the roof.
But even after escaping unhurt - and returning home to Wales - the emotional scars remain six months on.But even after escaping unhurt - and returning home to Wales - the emotional scars remain six months on.
The couple had to hide in the under-fire Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
"It generally is the first thing I think of the second I wake up," said Mrs Shaw."It generally is the first thing I think of the second I wake up," said Mrs Shaw.
"I found I couldn't go into town Christmas shopping, I really didn't like being with crowds. I was constantly surveying places to see how safe I felt.""I found I couldn't go into town Christmas shopping, I really didn't like being with crowds. I was constantly surveying places to see how safe I felt."
She has even had to take early retirement after working in the NHS for 40 years.She has even had to take early retirement after working in the NHS for 40 years.
"Before this incident I had only ever had one sick note and of course I was signed off because I wasn't fit enough to be on duty in case I made a mistake," she said."Before this incident I had only ever had one sick note and of course I was signed off because I wasn't fit enough to be on duty in case I made a mistake," she said.
"And it's very sad that my working life has ended the way it has. I didn't make the decision to retire, some terrorist in his cave really made that for me.""And it's very sad that my working life has ended the way it has. I didn't make the decision to retire, some terrorist in his cave really made that for me."
She said the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel had invited the couple back following the attack - but it is a place they do not want to return to.She said the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel had invited the couple back following the attack - but it is a place they do not want to return to.
"Ken wrote to them and said we wouldn't be going back in the foreseeable future," she said."Ken wrote to them and said we wouldn't be going back in the foreseeable future," she said.
"But I could not go back into that building.""But I could not go back into that building."
She added: "I certainly do consider myself incredibly lucky to be still here and it's lovely to be back in boring old Penarth."She added: "I certainly do consider myself incredibly lucky to be still here and it's lovely to be back in boring old Penarth."
Following the attacks in Mumbai, a Pakistani man has appeared in court, accused of waging war against India, murder and possessing explosives.Following the attacks in Mumbai, a Pakistani man has appeared in court, accused of waging war against India, murder and possessing explosives.