NYPD chief: New York police could take down plane if needed

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The chief of the New York Police Department says city police could take down a plane if necessary.

Commissioner Ray Kelly tells CBS' 60 Minutes that after the September 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 comes two weeks after the tenth anniversary of 9/11, when hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.