Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
Navigation
Primary Navigation
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Top Stories
Most Popular
Secondary Navigation
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Search
Search:
Beijing stages terror drill after Mumbai attack
AP - 1 hour 39 minutes ago
BEIJING - Police commandos in Beijing conducted an anti-terror exercise modeled after last month's deadly shooting rampage in Mumbai to strengthen preparedness against such attacks, state media said.
Saturday's drill was the latest move by Chinese security forces to guard against terror threats, particularly those from separatists battling for an independent Muslim homeland in the far western territory of Xinjiang.
Xinhua News Agency said the drill simulated a situation in which a group of terrorists set off explosions in the city and were holding hostages at a hotel.
Officers from the Beijing Special Armed Police Unit were lowered by helicopter onto the roof of a five-story building. They then scaled down its sides and broke windows to enter. Once inside they practiced shooting at moving targets before rescuing the hostages, the report said.
During the Nov. 26 assault on Mumbai, India's commercial center, gunmen raided a railway station and took over two luxury hotels and a Jewish center in a 60-hour siege that left 164 people plus nine of the 10 gunmen dead.
"The drill was aimed at preventing terrorist attacks, especially after the Mumbai attack, which had definite targets and careful plan," police unit head Xiao Yong was quoted as saying. "We noticed that the terrorists attacked different sites of the city in different ways, such as explosions, shooting, kidnapping and a gunfight with the police."
The Public Security Ministry said earlier this month that China plans to send additional police liaisons to countries facing major terror threats in a bid to boost cooperation with local security forces and head-off attacks.
China says it has foiled several planned attacks this year, including some targeting the Beijing Olympics. While terror experts say the likelihood of a successful attack in China is low, intelligence gathering, especially abroad, is seen as Beijing's biggest weakness in combating such threats.
Email Story
IM Story
Printable View
Blog This
Recommend this article
Average (0 votes)
Sign in to recommend this article »
Most Recommended Stories »
Related Articles: Asia Pacific
Gunmen abduct businessman in southern PhilippinesAP - 13 minutes ago
PM Lee in Doha to sign milestone FTA between S’pore and GCC countriesChannel NewsAsia - 42 minutes ago
US Senator serves military duty in AfghanistanAP - 53 minutes ago
Britain promises more anti-terror aid to PakistanAP - 59 minutes ago
Tampines flea market helps homemakers and the needy earn incomeChannel NewsAsia - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
Most Popular – Asia Pacific
Viewed
US carmakers mull options as White House vows aid
Actress Jennifer Aniston appears naked in GQ magazine
Russia crowned Miss World 2008 in African event
Fortis bank, saved from collapse, again on shaky ground
Rich and powerful top Madoff's fraud victims: report
View Complete List »
Search:
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Top Stories
Most Popular