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“Terrorists planning to target Modi”

New Delhi: Central security agencies have warned of an assassination attempt on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi by terror groups such as Lashker-e-Taiba and asked the State government to further tighten his security.

Official sources said intelligence inputs suggested that militants were planning to carry out a suicide attack on Modi, who already enjoys the highest category of security, especially after he demanded the execution of the death sentence against Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal.

Central security agencies sent a communiqué to the State government saying that terrorists were planning to target Modi at a public gathering and local authorities had been asked to keep a thorough vigil at all those meetings. An advance security check had been made mandatory for the police wherever Mr. Modi would be visiting, the sources said.

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Mr. Modi is today one of those political leaders in the country who faces the maximum threat perception.

The Centre has provided him with elite commandos of the National Security Guard and the State government has its own State commando force, specially trained for this purpose.

An additional high-frequency “jammer” vehicle is likely to be added to Mr. Modi’s motorcade, to block Improvised Explosive Device of almost all frequencies. — PTI

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