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November 28, 2008
India attacked: First accounts from survivors
Posted: 02:48 PM ET
One of the gunmen is pictured in Mumbai, India, during the deadly attacks.
One of the gunmen is pictured in Mumbai, India, during the deadly attacks.

Program note: Watch an interview with the Scotts’ son, Jonathan Macoff, tonight during special CNN coverage of the Mumbai attacks.  Tonight, 7-9p ET.

This report first aired on CNN-IBN and CNN Newsroom. Below is a rough transcript of an interview with two American survivors of the Mumbai attacks.

CNN-IBN Reporter: The story of every survivor we have met today is really the same, Indian or foreigner that kept us on tenterhooks that survived today. I’m being joined by Patricia and Bruce — I think they look safe all, they’re continuing to stay here in India.

PATRICIA SCOTT, SURVIVOR ON MUMBAI SIEGE:
Yes, of course, of course. It was the only phone we had. The battery was running down. The phones in the hotel, the TV wasn’t working, the lights were hardly working. They had re-invented our tour and we’re not going home. We are not going to let the terrorists win there and ruin every thing.

BRUCE SCOTT, SURVIVOR ON MUMBAI SIEGE:
We heard some noise outside. We didn’t see or hear anybody, we didn’t see terrorists but when I looked through I saw what looked like police. They were wearing armor, and a body armor, they had weapons. So I kind of tapped on the door and made a little, hello, I’m in here. I was afraid if I ran in the hall, they might think I was a bad guy. So we were very careful about that. They came in, they checked our credentials and they looked at our passport, they made sure the room was clean and they brought us out. They brought us down the 17 floors and we’re here to tell the story and thank God.

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