Manuela Testolini, the ex-wife of the musician Prince, was witness to the terrorists attacks in Mumbai that began on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Testolini was having dinner at the Trident Hotel with colleagues when the Oberoi Hotel came under attack by terrorists. When Testolini made it to safety, she described the ordeal to CNN in an interview on the same day. Testolini was in Mumbai, India, on a business trip.CNN: Rock Star's Ex-wife Recalls 'panic' in Mumbai (November 27, 2008)
CNN Interview Manuela Testolini from Mumbai
CNN: Rock Star's Ex-wife Recalls 'panic' in Mumbai (November 27, 2008)
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Founder of A Perfect World children's organization
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Also founded Gamillah, Inc.
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Involved with several non-profit organizations including YouthCare and United Communities Against PovertyPeople.com: Prince's Wife, Manuela, Filed for Divorce (July 27, 2006)
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Second wife of Prince
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Was witness to the Mumbai terrorist attacks
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Interviewed by CNN shortly after the attacks
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Said she fled with about a dozen others through the hotel's kitchen and found refuge in the ballroomCNN: Rock Star's Ex-wife Recalls 'panic' in Mumbai (November 27, 2008)
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About 200 people hid in the dark ballroom and listened to the grenades and gunfire for about two hoursCNN: Rock Star's Ex-wife Recalls 'panic' in Mumbai (November 27, 2008)
