Indian Airports On High Alert After Threats By Al-Qaeda

Following a possible threat by terror group Al-Qaeda, a security alert has reportedly been issued for numerous airports in india including that in Kerela and Tamil Nadu. The security alert was issued on Wednesday after the Director of Tiruchirappali airport in Tamil Nadu received an anonymous letter warning of an attack by Al Qaeda at airports or on aircraft in South India.

Security was tightened at Tiruchirappali airport after a woman sweeper found the letter in the airport. The letter said about 10 Al Qaeda terrorists will break the security cordon and carry out attacks at airports.

The airports that are placed on high alert are Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram and Coimbatore. According to airport officials, there is a special mention in the letter of a car bomb and all two-wheelers and cars are being scanned carefully in coordination with state police.