Badminton championship will go in Hyd under full security: PC

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Home Minister P Chidambaram
Saturday said there is no no specific information of a threat
to the World Badminton Championship in Hyderabad beginning
Monday and the event would be held under complete security.

"I am satisfied that the World Badminton Championship will
take place in complete security. No one need to have any
apprehensions on this score," he said responding to a question
on reports of a terror threat to the championship to be held
between Aug 10 and 16.

He said the alert in Hyderabad, capital of the
south-east state of Andhra Pradesh was based on information
shared with the state police in a routine manner.

"There is no specific information that points to any
imminent threat to the badminton championship in Hyderabad.
Nevertheless, the state police has taken all measures
necessary to fully secure the tournament and ensure the safety
of every player," Chidambaram said.

Reports from Hyderabad spoke of threat to the tournament
from Lashkar-e-Taiba and that the state police and
intelligence agencies have fanned out to tighten security. PTI
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