Al-Qaeda threat: High alert at Kerala airports

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9: A high alert has been sounded at the airports in Kerala following threats of a possible terror attack by the Al-Qaeda.

Security had been intensified following the threat of an attack by Al-Qaeda at airports, official sources at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and the Cochin International Airports Ltd (CIAL) told UNI.

Additional forces had been deployed at the airports and all the vehicles were being thoroughly checked, the sources said.

Bomb detection and disposal squad and the dog squad had been stationed at the airports, they said and added that only passengers were being allowed inside the terminals.

No flights had been cancelled and there was no delay in the flights, they said.

Security had been beefed up after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security gave the alert, they said.

The security alert was issued after the Director of Trichy Airport in Tamil Nadu received an anonymous letter warning of an attack by Al-Qaeda at airports. The airports that are placed on high alert are Chennai, Kochi, Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram and Coimbatore.

UNI