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Goa bans parties on beaches
Authorities in India's tourist destination of Goa have banned Christmas and New Year parties on its beaches, following security threats after the Mumbai attacks, a top police officer said on Saturday.
- Reuters
- Published: 22:40 December 20, 2008
New Delhi: Authorities in India's tourist destination of Goa have banned Christmas and New Year parties on its beaches, following security threats after the Mumbai attacks, a top police officer said on Saturday.
"No party will be allowed in the open on any beach of Goa between December 23 and January 5," Kishan Kumar, the Inspector General of Police said on Saturday.
"Obviously there is a security threat, but we cannot say anything more specific at the moment," he said.
Thousands of tourists travel to Goa every month to visit its beaches, also famous for night-long parties.
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