New York police study way to jam cellphones in an attack

The New York Times

New York police officials are studying the feasibility of disrupting cellphone communications between terrorists during any attack, after revelations that gunmen in Mumbai received electronic transmissions during their killing spree in November. At a Senate hearing in Washington, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly stressed that care must be taken in pursuing such plans, suggesting that widespread shutdowns could hamper emergency personnel or keep civilians from making emergency calls.

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