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Security tightened in Akshardham temple

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GANDHINAGAR: Security has been tightened in and around the Akshardham temple complex here following intelligence inputs that the famous temple of the Swaminarayan sect in Gujarat was once again in the terrorists' hit list.

While Government sources admitted to having received reports from the Central Intelligence Agency about the possibility of a militant attack on the temple, the city police declined to give any details.

Security had also been strengthened in the temples at Somnath, Dwarka, Ambaji and Dakor, the sources said.

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