INDIA : LeT Letter Threatens To Blow Up Several Railway Sations
[PTI] INDIA : Letter threat to railway stations creates flutter"A letter purportedly sent by a terrorist organisation threatening to blow up a number of railway stations in north India, including New Delhi, has created a flutter with security being stepped up. The stationmaster of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh received the letter that threatened to blow up stations in New Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Hapur and Aligarh, senior Northern Railway officials said on Saturday. However, officials refused to divulge the name of the organisation, which purportedly sent the threat"http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=166faa5d:04d8:4339:9e25:792f8a10 d0c0&MatchID1=4663&TeamID1=5&TeamID2=2&MatchType1= 1&SeriesID1=1173&PrimaryID=4663&Headline=Railway+s tations+on+alert+after+threat[KUNA] INDIA : Security in N. India railway stations tightened following Lashkar:e:Toiba "Security has been strengthened at major railways stations in Northern India following a threat by Pakistan:based Lashkar:e:Toiba (LeT) to attack the stations on Hindu festival of colours : Holi :: on March 22."A letter from LeT was received by railway officials in Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, claiming to attack various railways stations during the Holi festival," Rajiv Saxena, an Indian railway official, told news agency Indo Asian News Service Saturday."Indian Railways have alerted the investigating agencies and adequate arrangements have been taken. No compromise on security is being made," Saxena added.Railways stations in India usually remain crowded during annual festivities, when people from bigger cities travel to their native towns and villages"http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1891906&Language=en
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