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Mumbai Police Were Outgunned

Police relied on First World War-era weapons

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 3, 2008 1:47 AM CST

(Newser) – Police in Mumbai were armed with weapons designed as long ago as World War I to battle terrorists brandishing sophisticated  AK47 automatic rifles, reports the Times of London. The alarming disparity in arms explains why a handful of terrorists was able to paralyze the city...   Read full story »

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