NYPD chief: Police could take down plane if needed

NEW YORK

Commissioner /*Ray Kelly*/ tells CBS' "60 Minutes" that after the Sept. 11 attacks, he decided the city couldn't rely on the federal government alone. He set about creating the NYPD's own counter-terrorism unit. He says the department is prepared for multiple scenarios and could even take down a plane.

Kelly didn't divulge details but said "obviously this would be in a very extreme situation."

Other measures include sending /*NYPD*/ officers abroad, using radiation detectors and creating a network of surveillance cameras in Manhattan.

The interview aired Sunday evening. It comes two weeks after the tenth anniversary of 9/11, when hijackers flew planes into the /*World Trade Center*/ and /*Pentagon*/.

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