| Hours after a deadly blast ripped through a Moscow subway, the New York Police Department announced it is sending a team of officers to the Russian capital. This is not the first time the New York Police Department has sent units outside of the United States, as part of recent counter-terrorism efforts. Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, New York police have traveled to Britain, Canada and Israel. The New York Police Department said in a statement that the team’s mission is to "observe and gather information on the Moscow subway bombing." The team of New York police will consist of officers from New York’s intelligence division and transit bureau. |