Chennai on High Alert

Security has been beefed up in three 5-star hotels in the suburbs following a security alert that they could either be targeted by terrorists or used by them to stay there.


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According to police sources, an alert was received from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) that airports in Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi may come under attack and also that terrorists were likely to target the three hotels in suburban Chennai - Le Royal Meridian, The Trident and Radisson -all located within one to five km from the airport.

Police said security has also been stepped up across Tamil Nadu, especially in view of the Mumbai terror attacks as well as the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary on December 6.