FBI activates hijack alarm- Email threat prompts airport drill

New Delhi: A hijack warning from the FBI today prompted the government to deploy marshals on aircraft and commandos at key airports, already on high alert after an unsigned letter threatened al Qaida bomb attacks earlier this week.
Passengers were being frisked twice and baggage checked repeatedly at barricaded airport complexes after the US investigative agency said planes flying to the US and Europe from India could be targeted.
Reports said the threat was made in an email sent from India to an American “Internet centre”, which passed it on to the FBI.
It’s not clear who the sender was or if any particular airport or airline is at risk, but a news agency quoted unnamed officials as saying potential hijackers were likeliest to board from Chennai.The FBI has asked for a thorough profiling of passengers boarding US-bound flights, and extra apron security (on tarmac) for planes.
Officials said the American agency had also warned of possible attacks on major Indian airports by al Qaida terrorists. The same threat was made by a letter left at Trichy airport on Tuesday, which many in the aviation and home ministry suspect to be a hoax.
12/11/06 The Telegraph

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