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Police check security preparedness at Taj Mahal
Agra:
Police conducted a mock security drill around Taj
Mahal. Officials said there was a terror threat to Taj
Mahal that attracts the highest number of foreign tourists
in the country. The district administration and the paramilitary
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jointly performed
the mock drill to test the response of the security personnel.
"We keep checking our security scheme and update it. We
have taken measures to rectify the mistakes in this mock
drill. We will keep performing such drills in the future,"
said J.P Sharma, inspector general of police, Agra. B.P
Ashok, Agra's superintendent of police, who was present
during the drill, said that it was ensured that the people
did not panic. "The security men safely covered the Taj
Mahal from all positions. We identified the attackers
and they were entrapped," said B.P Ashok. Speeding police
vehicles with sirens blaring and the arrival of anti-sabotage
teams took many tourists by surprise..
-Dec
22, 2008
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