Posted on 11/09/2006 1:40:38 AM PST by HAL9000
NEW DELHI: A high alert has been sounded at all airports in the country, particularly those in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, following threats of a possible terror attack by Al-Qaida.The security alert was issued on Thursday morning after the Director of Trichy Airport in Tamil Nadu received an anonymous letter warning of an attack by Al-Qaida at airports or on aircraft in South India.
The letter said about 10 Al-Qaida terrorists will break the security cordon and carry out attacks at airports. The airports that are placed on high alert are Chennai, Kochi, Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram and Coimbatore.
The Civil Aviation Ministry has taken up the matter seriously and held a series of meetings with officials of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Home Ministry and CISF for reviewing the situation.
All necessary security measures have been put in place at all the airports to thwart any attack, official sources said here.
The measures included secondary ladder point check and thorough baggage check besides increased security at peripheral areas.
Pelosi's fault!
Certainly Troubling as South India(where the mentioned airports are located) has been seen for quiet some time as having considerable Islamic radicalism,though terrorist incidents have been few.All 3 main airports in Kerala & the Chennai airport are International ones,operating several daily flights to Middle Eastern destinations on both Indian & Arabian carriers.Those Arabian carriers certainly need to work up on their screening procedures.
Something wicked is coming our way..
Sigh. Better safe than sorry. Here's hoping the letter's a hoax.
Will democrats understand that crying wolf in India is a true warning to the US?
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