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Terror cloud on consulate closure
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NEW DELHI, Nov. 23. — An alert by US intelligence agencies today about the possible infiltration of an Al-Qaida militant in India forced the closure of the US consular section and the American Center in Mumbai.
Officials in Indian intelligence agencies said that the US Homeland Security Department and the CIA have warned that a Saudi Arabian has sneaked into India. “The alert has warned that the Saudi Arabian is an Al-Qaida militant and could carry out attacks on US installations in Delhi and Mumbai,” said an intelligence official. “It was a warning, which didn’t give details about the possible hideouts or physical description of the suspected Al-Qaida militant.”
US mission staff forwarded a copy of the note to the external affairs ministry which informed the Intelligence Bureau. IB then issued “warning notes” to police in Delhi and Mumbai.
Intelligence reports have said Al-Qaida enjoys the support and has sympathisers among Kashmir-based militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiyaba and Jaish-e-Mohammed who have bases in Delhi and Mumbai.
The US mission in New Delhi was open. A spokesperson of the Embassy here said: “We are taking every measure to ensure the security of American citizens.” The “decision to open the consular section and the American Center in Mumbai will be taken after a review tomorrow”.