https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:15:43 +0500 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:15:43 +0500 60 https://english.aaj.tv/news/10098986/india-puts-airports-on-high-alert-over-al-qaeda-attack-fears <p><IMG SRC="http://www.aaj.tv/wp-content/uploads/no-image.jpg" class="bd1 bdstand align-left" alt="India puts airports on high alert over al Qaeda attack fears" >India declared a high security alert at several of its airports on Thursday following the discovery of an anonymous letter threatening car bomb attacks by the al Qaeda terror network, officials told AFP.<br /> A senior Home Ministry official said a security advisory had been sent to 20 domestic and international airports, after the threatening letter was discovered in a rubbish bin in a southern Indian airport.<br /> A spokesman for the Central Industrial Security Force, which guards civilian airports, said some six airports -- mostly in the south of the country -- had been placed in a state of "high alert".</p> <p><center><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2006<b><i><center></p> India declared a high security alert at several of its airports on Thursday following the discovery of an anonymous letter threatening car bomb attacks by the al Qaeda terror network, officials told AFP.
A senior Home Ministry official said a security advisory had been sent to 20 domestic and international airports, after the threatening letter was discovered in a rubbish bin in a southern Indian airport.
A spokesman for the Central Industrial Security Force, which guards civilian airports, said some six airports -- mostly in the south of the country -- had been placed in a state of "high alert".

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2006

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