Posted on 12/23/2006 5:12:02 AM PST by CarrotAndStick
MUMBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Indian police have stepped up security for the head of the ruling Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, after reports of threats from al-Qaeda or its affiliates, police said on Saturday.
Her mother-in-law, Indira, and husband, Rajiv, were both assassinated.
The Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, part of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty which has ruled India for much of its independence since 1947, is currently in the western financial hub of Mumbai to address a rally to boost her party's chances in local elections next year.
"We have increased security for Sonia Gandhi keeping in view the threat," a senior Mumbai police official said, without elaborating.
On Friday, the federal home ministry, reacting to media reports, said it carried out "periodic threat assessment for all its protectees", adding it had issued an advisory to security agencies to be vigilant and strengthen security arrangements.
Gandhi's husband Rajiv was killed by Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels in 1991 while her mother-in-law Indira, was shot dead by her own Sikh bodyguards in 1984.
CORRECTED-India steps up security for Sonia Gandhi
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BOM170154.htm
(Removes error saying Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister when assassinated in 2nd para)
Islam is, if nothing else, always busy. Busy, busy bees.
Hard to understand why the whole world dosnt see the threat of Al Quaeda and radical Islam.
Most every country is having problms with them,but none want to get together and wipe them out. If all the countries of the world banded together and made a sweep of Afghanistan and Iraq and treated this like the war it is , it would soon be over.
These people doing these things dont deserve trials. you dont give trials on a battleground, you kill the enemy. Thats is what has to be done.
This is not a civil matter ITS WAR.
Forget not seeing, most nations help the Islamists outright in their cause. Even if they are blind, they are sinister first.
No way man. just ask clinton, it's a criminal matter that should be handled by the justice dept. Not the dept of defense.
well said repeat it a thousand times
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