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India defense chief: Beef up air, coastal security

By Associated Press
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 -
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NEW DELHI - India’s defense minister summoned the army, navy and air force chiefs Wednesday to warn them to be prepared for terror attacks from the air and the sea in the wake of growing criticism about slack security, missed warnings, and a bungled response to the Mumbai attacks.

In a stunning new example of botched security, police on Wednesday found explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai’s main train station, which they said were left over from last week’s attacks.

 
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A police inspector, only hands seen, inspects identity cards of fishermen at a coast in Porbander, 255 miles west of Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.

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