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| India on alert for plane hijack terror plot |
| 2010-01-22 |
| Indian airports were on high alert today after intelligence services received information that al Qaeda-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane. Officials also linked the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group to the hijacking of an Air India or Indian Airlines flight destined for a neighbouring south Asian country. Home ministry official UK Bansal said security was tightened at all airports and passengers were being subjected to more intense security screenings. The ministry also said sky marshals would be deployed on some flights. Indian media said the hijack threat was uncovered during the interrogation of Amjad Khwaja, a militant leader belonging to extremist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, which has been involved in terror attacks in India. Khwaja was arrested in Chennai last week and was questioned by Indian police. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 IN RELATED NEWS, NEWS FERALA > [Indian INTEL]LeT PARA-GLIDERS MAT TARGET INDIA, SECURITY ON HIGH ALERT. * SAME > INDIAN ARMY: TERROR INFRASTRUCTURE IN PAKISTAN REMAINS INTACT | AL-QAEDA AND TALIBAN ARE NOT IN J & K. * SAME > MILLIBAND: AL QAEDA HOME [+ world nuclear state] PAKISTAN RISKS TURNING RADICAL. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-22 22:00 |