India considers anti-terror body

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has opened cross-party talks on setting up a federal agency of investigation after the Mumbai attacks.

He said they were to discuss a new legal framework following the gun and bomb attacks which caused at least 172 deaths in the commercial capital.

Questions have been asked about India's failure to pre-empt the attacks, and the time taken to eliminate the gunmen.

India's home minister has resigned, saying he took "moral responsibility".

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