Red alert: Airstrips may be used for terror attack

Mumbai: Intelligence agencies have sounded a terror red alert over the possible use of any one of Maharashtra's 24 unused or little-used airstrips to launch unmanned light aircraft laden with explosives.
The alert has been shot off to all security agencies, which have been asked to monitor unused air strips against launch of attacks on civilians and military establishments. The city's Juhu airport and the international airport are also under the scanner.
The two-page intelligence alert, issued on September 21, specifically mentions names of airports that require tighter security.
"There is a likely threat of utilization of unused air strips by anti-national elements to launch lightweight airplanes with an aim to target civilian and military establishments of key importance," the alert communication stated. It further listed names of all such airstrips in Maharashtra .
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