Yesterday in our office Andhra Pradesh Police conducted a demo of Bomb Disposal, the personal from the local Bomb Disposal Unit gave a fetching display of how bombs are increasingly becoming a weapon of choice for the terrorists all over the world. They showed us the materials which are used and the devices which are used to hide and detonate them. The spell binding display of bomb detection and diffusing them left all of us in awe.
The presentation started off with a video clip from a latest Hollywood Oscar award winning movie ‘Hurt Locker’, it showed how the US army soldiers diffuse a bomb in war torn Iraq and how they fight the insurgency, later the guys showed us the live video of how the AP Police bomb disposal squad diffused the bomb at location of Mecca Masjid blast site, really tricky situation but ultimately the detonator was disconnected from the explosive and every one on the spot was relieved.
The contrasting thing between the incident in Iraq and the one in Hyderabad Mecca Masjid was that the US army soldiers had full body armor, a robotic drone to carry the bomb, the latest equipment to handle such situations while here in Hyderabad, AP police people did not had a single protective gear at hand, not even safety glasses, if something had gone wrong that day, another casualty would have occurred in the line of duty, I guess the life’s a lot worth if one is a US citizen.
Nevertheless, we watched the video with bated breath, the two bomb disposal people found out the crucial wire to cut and then went ahead to dismantle the bomb, people rejoiced and praised them, another feather in AP police cap and a request to the concerned to equip city police better, even the police personal have the right to feel safe while at work.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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