IAF prepared to counter 9/11 type aerial attack: Fali

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Agencies Tags : nation, iaf, 9/11 attack, major Posted: Thursday , Dec 04, 2008 at 1649 hrs New Delhi:

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Indian Air Force on Thursday said it is prepared to counter a 9/11 type aerial terror attack on targets in India.

"This (report about terrorists carrying out a possible aerial attack) is based on a warning, which has been received (by the government) and we are prepared as usual," Air Chief Fali Homi Major said after laying a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate on the occasion of Navy Day.

He said the issue was discussed during the meeting of three service chiefs with Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday at South Block.

"The issue was discussed in yesterday's meeting," he said.

After receiving inputs from intelligence agencies about possible aerial strikes by terrorists, airports in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai were put on high alert on Wednesday night as the reports suggested that terrorists could have sneaked into India to carry out strikes on the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

Defence Minister A K Antony had also on Wednesday warned the armed forces about the possibility of terror attacks from airborne platforms similar to the 9/11 attacks in the US.

In the meeting, Antony called for greater coordination among security and intelligence agencies so as to make the intelligence inputs actionable.

Antony wanted tightening of vigil along India's coastal, land and aerial frontiers to prevent terror attacks in future.

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attack the @#$#@#$#By: tobi | 18-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward this always happens after any terror attack on india. politicians say "we will do this", "we will do that" etc etc. but all they really do is increase their own security cover and impose more taxes on people so they roll in more money. first of all, if the goddamn president has any backbone, she should declare emergency. and then declare total war on pak, america be damned. its high time we attack the source of this terror instead of just crapping our collective pants and mouthing cliched memoriam lines for martyrs. and yess, have all these ########### politicians EXECUTED by public mobs. that's the solution. maybe i appear too immature to a few people. if so you are welcome to correct me and initiate a debate. atleast it will get our countrymen thinking in this direction.

counter terrorism in indiaBy: soundara rajan | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward it is as ususal the authorities would have sent memos upto local SI to be on high alert and take all necessary steps to prevent terrorism and there ends the matter. But no one has got any clue how the terrorists are going to strike and what would be the contigency plan. Have politicians in the offices initiated any public compaign to make the people aware and what kind of steps they have to take if they suspect any suspiciouus activites. have they made any public compaign how they should react and be prepared for any sacrifice in the most dreadful situations i.e if the carrier is being taken over by the terrorists while on flight? how the security personnel are going to react in such eventuality? how the air force is going to react in such eventuality?. Are we prepared to sacrifice the people in such a flight to save our country from humiliation and huge loss like 9/11. worst come worst we should be mentally prepared to go to any extent to save our nation's prestige. Jai Hind.

India should declare warBy: Guru | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward India should declare war on Pakistan. I man not angry. The militery coup is in full swing in Pak, we should prove it and the pak will decend into dark ages like past few decades (rememeber the report saying Indian muslims are well off then their counter parts in Pakistan?). Very soon India will have last laughs, when pakistan deceds in to abbys and beg us to save her. Ofcurse we should send clear warning to US that we will not sit and watch if they pour militery aid to Pak. Let us encorage brilliant stretegic thinkers and do what US did to South America. Be stretegic and be patent, we will win.

we have heard these kind of boasting before!By: ram van | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward Ye right!We have heard these kind of boasting before!.When situation arises these guys cannot tie their shoe laces!. to quote a south indian saying "how the guy who cannot climb the roof and catch the hen- can climb the sky and reach paradise". Stop BS people and start really preparing!

Thank YouBy: Manish | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward Thank you for giving us confidence Air Chief Marshall Major. We do not expect any less from you.