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Security has been beefed up in and around the US Consulate and American Center after a terror alert from the US embassy in New Delhi. "We are taking all measures though we are always on high alert to protect the US consulate and American Center buildings besides other consulates," said Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee. US consulate sources said they were cooperating with the police. "We are working in close cooperation with the Kolkata Police," a consulate spokesman said on Wednesday. The US embassy on Tuesday warned American citizens of a "possible threat" of terror attacks, including suicide car bombings, against...

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 (Kolkata): Dubai-based mafia don Aftab Ansari, who masterminded the attack on Kolkata's American Centre in January 2002, was convicted today. He, along with six others, has been found guilty of conspiracy to wage a war against the nation and the murder of five policemen.