Oh great. My daughter is flying home Feb 8th!
Oh, this is lovely. We’re supposed to attend a family reunion in Bangalore this summer! :*(
ON THE INTERNET:
http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/warden_information.html
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_4624.html
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Note: Videos included.
“Hijack threat, AI planes put on high alert”
PTI, 22 January 2010, 11:02am IST
SNIPPET: “NEW DELHI: Government has put all Air India planes operating in the country’s neighbourhood on high security alert and directed the airlines to deploy sky marshals following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based LET and other terror groups were planning to hijack a flight. ( Watch Video )
A directive has been issued to all Indian missions abroad to sensitise the staff of the airlines, official sources said.
According to intelligence inputs, terrorist groups having allegiance with al-Qaida, Lashker-e-Taiba and Jamat-ul-Dawa were planning to hijack an Air India plane especially operating in or from SAARC countries — Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India as well. ( Watch Video )
Hijacking could be attempted by the terrorists from airports located at Yangon, Dhaka and Colombo. Security of planes operating to Bhutan has also been beefed up, the sources said.”
Off Thread Topic, but interesting.
Previously...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2434525/posts
Mohammedans should be banned at all airports.
Let them walk or ride a camel.
First 12/25, then the Canadian government aviation alert, now this.
Will *anyone* start to take Muslim terrorism seriously? No!
OK, let the killing continue.
Quakers? Again?
Off Thread Topic, but fyi.
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2435215/posts
Two held with fake papers [Kochi Airport, India]
TIMES OF INDIA ^ | 23 January 2010, 04:48am IST | Manju V
Posted on January 22, 2010 5:19:36 PM PST by Cindy
“Two held with fake papers” Manju V , TNN, 23 January 2010, 04:48am IST
SNIPPET: “MUMBAI: Hours before Indian intelligence agencies put all flights operating from India on a high alert against possible hijack attempts, two Sri Lankan nationals — one flying to New York and the other to London — were arrested by immigration officials at the Kochi airport on Thursday for carrying forged Indian passports and travel documents.”
The two Sri Lankan nationals were being assisted by two employees of a private multinational ground-handling company.
SNIPPET: “One of the employees fled the scene when the passengers were caught.”
SNIPPET: “The passengers — Transon Dinesh (24) and Chelladurai Chandra Mohan (32) — cleared several airport checks.”
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...