India on high alert; airlines fear fidayeen attack

New Delhi: India on Thursday issued a high alert directing the airports throughout the country to tighten the security, according to Zeenews sources.
The cautious step was taken after the US warned all international carriers flying directly into its territory about terrorists surgically implanting bombs inside their bodies to carry out attacks.
As per the latest intelligence input gathered by the United States, which is a major target of the terrorists across the world, especially those based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorists are resorting to a much sophisticated method of concealing the bombs within the body to stage suicide attacks on passenger jets and airlines. It should be noted that in spite of the advance in global aviation security technology, the scanning machines are not able to trace the bomb that could be surgically embedded inside the human body.
"This is new intelligence about a possible technique that could be used, however there is nothing to indicate an imminent threat," a senior US security official had said.
Tough measures to maintain strict vigil are expected to be in place at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, which have flights having last-point-of-departure to the US. The passengers at these two Indian airports might have to go through a tighter security drill as a result of the latest terror alert.
07/07/11 Dinesh Sharma/ZeeNews

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2011, Safety Jul 2011