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Security Officials Quick To React To Lessons From Mumbai Attack

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Friday, March 20th, 2009

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In the wake of last fall's commando-style terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, officials with the federal government and New York City Police Department said yesterday they quickly sought out lessons learned and have conducted exercises and training to ensure a timely and better coordinated response than that provided by security organizations in India. Less than two weeks after the attacks in late November 2008, and based in part on information collected on the scene by New York Police Department (NYPD)…

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