URGENT - Delhi Police says it is diffusing bombs

To The Police Commissioner, Delhi


Dear Sir,
Today's Times of India (June 27, 2012) carries an advertisement from you on page 5, with the following message:

"Your city isn't about the bad news that you read about every day.. it's also about the good news that you don't.. Like the numerous bombs we diffused, accidents we prevented...etc etc"

Please note that 'diffuse' means "to spread over a wide area". 
If the Delhi Police is diffusing numerous bombs, it is very bad news indeed.

The word 'defuse' means to remove the fuse from an explosive. Perhaps you meant to tell us that you 'defused' bombs. 

As a citizen of Delhi, I sincerely hope this is the case.

yours sincerely
Dilip Simeon

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