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Hyderabad on terror alert again
Hyderabad was put on terror alert on Monday evening after a warning from the federal intelligence agencies that two terrorists have entered the city to plan attacks.
- IANS
- Published: 00:05 February 27, 2008
Hyderabad: Hyderabad was put on terror alert on Monday evening after a warning from the federal intelligence agencies that two terrorists have entered the city to plan attacks.
The Andhra Pradesh capital city has seen a number of such alerts since 53 people were killed in two terrorist attacks last year.
The police launched a manhunt following the warning that the terrorists may try "something different" this time.
Police here and in the adjoining Cyberabad city have been checking vehicles and frisking commuters at several traffic junctions since Monday evening.
However, the police have not yet detained anyone. No description of any terrorist has been available for far.
According to police sources, the intelligence agencies told the state police that the terrorists were moving around with specific plans to carry out attacks.
They reportedly told the police the two terrorists had disappeared after entering India, and had arrived in Hyderabad.
The agencies also told them that the terrorists this time would try "something different". However, it was not clear if the terrorists were planning suicide attacks.
The police have stepped up security at public places, key installations and intensified patrolling in crowded localities. Security has been beefed up at the state assembly, which is currently in session; the Hitec City, which houses many IT giants and at tourist centres.
The Andhra Pradesh capital was rocked by three bomb blasts last year. While nine people were killed in a blast during Friday prayers at a mosque on May 18, two near simultaneous blasts at a park and a famous restaurant on August 25 claimed 44 lives.
The police blamed Pakistan-based Laskhar-e-Taiba and Bangladesh-based Harkatul-Jihad-e-Islami for the blasts and arrested about 20 suspects.
Since then, the city has been put on alert on a number of occasions with intelligence agencies of the centre and other states regularly providing inputs about possible terror attacks.
The latest warning came after the arrest of a few suspected militants in neighbouring Karnataka. The arrested people include Riazuddin Nasir, a native of Hyderabad, who reportedly revealed the plan to carry out attacks in the city.
The police have stepped up security at public places, key installations and intensified patrolling in crowded localities. Security has been beefed up at the state assembly, the Hitec City and at tourist centres.
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