India's Heightened Security

New threats put country on alert

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    Dec. 4: Indian police commandos patrol outside the terminal building of Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks.

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    Dec. 4: Indian police officials review the security arrangements outside the terminal building of Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks.

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    Dec. 4: An Indian paramilitary soldier asks a vehicle to stop at a newly installed checkpoint at the Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks. In the background is a model of an aircraft.

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    Dec. 4: Fishermen load ice in a fishing boat at Porbandar coast, 255 miles west of Ahmadabad, India. Security has been beefed up in coastal towns and ports in the Gujarat state after terrorists are suspected to have used the Porbandar coast to reach Mumbai.

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    Dec. 4: A Railway Special Forces personnel keeps guard at Mumbai's main train station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in Mumbai, India. India suspects that two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group masterminded last week's three-day terrorist attacks that killed 171 people in Mumbai, an Indian intelligence official said Thursday.

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    Dec. 4: An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard during heightened security checks at a domestic airport in New Delhi, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks.

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    Dec. 4: An Indian paramilitary soldier checks the luggage of air passengers during heightened security checks at a domestic airport in New Delhi, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks.

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    Dec. 4: An Indian paramilitary soldier checks the luggage of air passengers during heightened security checks at a domestic airport in New Delhi, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks.

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    Dec. 4: An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard at the Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks. In the background is a model of an aircraft.

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    Dec. 4: Indian paramilitary soldiers prepare for the change of guard at Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, India. Indian airports were put on high alert after the government received warnings of possible airborne attacks.

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