Security up in Kerala over reports it would be next terror target
A security alert has been sounded across Kerala following reports that a television channel in Karnataka had received an e-mail claiming that Kerala could be the next target of terrorists.
By PTI |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A security alert has been sounded across Kerala following reports that a television channel in Karnataka had received an e-mail claiming that Kerala could be the next target of terrorists.
The Director General of Police has convened a high-level meeting to review the security arrangments in the state.
Vigil has been stepped up in cities like Kochi and Kozhikode and more security and intelligence personnel were
deployed in bus stops, railway stations and airports, police sources said.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said there was no need for panic and the state police was in touch with their counterparts in Karnataka. He urged people to refrain from spreading rumours.
The Director General of Police has convened a high-level meeting to review the security arrangments in the state.
Vigil has been stepped up in cities like Kochi and Kozhikode and more security and intelligence personnel were
deployed in bus stops, railway stations and airports, police sources said.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said there was no need for panic and the state police was in touch with their counterparts in Karnataka. He urged people to refrain from spreading rumours.
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