Intelligence agencies warn hijack alert for Air India Delhi-Kabul flights

New Delhi: Intelligence agencies have tipped off India’s aviation authorities about a hijack threat to Air India’s Delhi-Kabul flight following which an alert has been issued and security beefed up further at all Indian airports.

Air India sources said that alerts are passed on from time to time and that the airline takes the alerts seriously but did not comment on this specific threat. Sources pointed out that Air India currently operates five flights per week from Delhi to Kabul.

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The alert comes barely three weeks before the arrival of US President Barack Obama to India on an official visit. Security agencies are on high alert as Pakistan-based or Pakistan-backed terrorists may carry out a massive strike just before the high-profile visit to attract global attention.