By NNN-PTI,
New York : On a visit here, Home Minister of India P Chidambaram had a first-hand experience of how the US’ financial capital, which is on the terror radar, is protected by security agencies from terrorist attacks
Chidambaram, who arrived here on the first leg of his four-day US visit on Tuesday, was briefed by officials from FBI, intelligence and security agencies and New York Police about the measures being taken by them to prevent any Mumbai-type terrorist attacks
From walking at the Penn Station, which handles thousands of train passengers every day, to a briefing by the New York Police, which had made several changes in its counter-terrorism measures post-26/11 attacks, Chidambaram and his team of officials got to know how a mega city like New York can be protected from terrorists without causing much inconvenience to its residents
Chidambaram was also told about the coast guard facility at State Island.