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India issues hijacking alert
11:52am Friday 22nd January 2010
India issued a terror alert at its airports after receiving reports that militants were plotting to hijack a plane.
India’s aviation spokeswoman Moushumi Chakravarty said airlines and airport operators were put on alert after intelligence services uncovered reports of the possible attack by Islamic extremists.
She said airport security has been heightened and passengers were subjected to extra security checks.
Indian media reported that the plot was targeting an Air India or Indian Airlines flight destined for a neighbouring South Asian country.
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