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Security scare at Delhi's airport | Security scare at Delhi's airport |
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There has been a major security alert at Delhi's main international airport. | There has been a major security alert at Delhi's main international airport. |
The BBC initially quoted an incorrect claim from an airport worker that six people had been shot and killed at Indira Gandhi International Airport. | The BBC initially quoted an incorrect claim from an airport worker that six people had been shot and killed at Indira Gandhi International Airport. |
But the Indian authorities have since denied that there was any shooting incident at the airport. | But the Indian authorities have since denied that there was any shooting incident at the airport. |
Airline passengers are said to have panicked and mistakenly reported that shots were being fired after two loud noises were heard. | |
Tensions have been high in India since last week's shooting spree in Mumbai left nearly 200 people dead. | Tensions have been high in India since last week's shooting spree in Mumbai left nearly 200 people dead. |
Indian airports have been on heightened alert after a threat of more attacks by the Deccan Mujahideen, the previously unknown militant group which claimed responsibility for the Mumbai attacks. |