This Article is From Jun 09, 2014

Karachi Terror Attack Makes Home Minister Rajnath Singh Review Airport Security Rules

Karachi Terror Attack Makes Home Minister Rajnath Singh Review Airport Security Rules

The Centre has put airports across India on high alert.

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today held a meeting with the chiefs of national security agencies to review security arrangements at airports across India, in the wake of the terror attack at Karachi airport on the intervening night between June 8 and June 9. (Well-Trained and Armed Taliban Group Shot its Way into Karachi Airport)

28 people were killed after Taliban militants attacked Karachi airport with rocket launchers and suicide vests on the night of June 8. The siege ended after an overnight battle between the militants and Pakistan's military. ('This is Revenge': Pak Taliban on Karachi Airport Attack)

The meeting called by the Home Minister was attended by the National Security Advisor and chiefs of the Intelligence Bureau, the Central Industrial Security Force, the National Security Guard and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.

The Union Home Secretary and the Secretary of Civil Aviation were also among the senior officers who attended the meeting.

The Centre has already put all airports on high alert. Quick Reaction Teams have been deployed at the airports and anti-hijacking units are carrying out mock exercises.

The government has also tightened access norms at all airports and taken steps to strengthen security across the perimeter.
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