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Added on : 2018-08-11 17:30:53

After more than a year of being put through their paces, learning to scale buildings, defuse bombs and rescue hostages, India's first all-female commando team started work on Friday, breaking a traditionally male bastion. The 36 women underwent 15 months of rigorous training in weapons handling, counter-terrorism and Krav Maga, the military self-defence technique pioneered by Israel's security forces, to enter the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.

After more than a year of being put through their paces, learning to scale buildings, defuse bombs and rescue hostages, India's first all-female commando team started work on Friday, breaking a traditionally male bastion. The 36 women underwent 15 months of rigorous training in weapons handling, counter-terrorism and Krav Maga, the military self-defence technique pioneered by Israel's security forces, to enter the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.

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