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"House Intervention Teams" (HIT squads) will be stationed in Delhi hotels housing G20 delegates to address potential hostage crises during the summit..
These squads, armed with kill orders, comprise skilled commandos from the National Security Guard and Delhi Police who specialize in house intervention tactics..
In a bid to ensure the security of the G20 Summit in Delhi, insiders have revealed that a discreet measure, "House Intervention Teams" (HIT squads), will be stationed within city hotels housing G20 delegates..
Sources have indicated that these HIT squads will be summoned into action only under the most dire circumstances, following specific orders from the highest echelons of authority.. Crucially, these squads will be armed with kill orders, underscoring the seriousness with which any potential hostage situation is being treated..
Notably, the HIT squads will operate independently from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams stationed outside the hotels, tasked with addressing threats on the streets...
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