LeT acquires 50 para-gliding equipment; raises concern in govt

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba
has acquired more than 50 para-gliding equipment from Europe,
setting off alarm bells in the government that these could be
used to carry out air-borne suicide attacks in the country.

The intelligence input which came barely days ahead of
Republic Day celebrations has prompted authorities to ensure a
tight air security around all vital installations, official
sources said here on Friday.
The input about movement of overground workers, owing
allegiance to LeT, in Europe led the sleuths to find out that
they were on a shopping spree for para-gliding equipment, the
sources said.
Security agencies have carried out mock drills in
different areas in the country as part of the exercise to
prevent any air-borne suicide attack by LeT terrorists.
The input bears significance in view of the fact that
government has already put all Air India planes operating in
the country's neighbourhood on high security alert following
intelligence reports from Western agencies that the LeT and
other terror groups were planning to hijack a flight. (More)
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