Bombs had pulverized the Parliament and cabinet buildings, the Ministry of Justice, the main university and the police station, paralyzing Gaza's central nervous system and leaving residents in a state of shock.
Entire urban transportation systems can be paralyzed when tracks, equipment, or key subway stations are badly damaged.
A few years ago, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made the rare gesture of bowing before a train station full of stranded passengers in Hunan, after heavy snowfall paralyzed the transit system.
Meanwhile, the Web site of the Dozhd television station, which has given comprehensive coverage to the opposition marches, was paralyzed by a hacker attack, its editor in chief told the Interfax news agency.
Workers demanding jobs paralyzed Port-Gentil by setting fire to a police building and fuel stations.
Dozens of road blocks have paralyzed traffic, as protesters have taken over college campuses and burned government radio stations and other buildings.
De Sanctis felt paralyzed.
