NEW DELHI, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An airport alert has gone out in Nepal and India, warning of a possible hijacking by Nepalese Maoist rebels, official sources said Tuesday.
The alert followed a tip received by the Central Industrial Security Force from the Bureau of Civil Aviation, they said.
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"The airports have been asked to streamline security to prevent any attempt to hijack a plane," the sources said.
The security force has alerted airlines operating in India and Nepal.
A senior Intelligence Bureau official in Delhi told rediff.com Maoists are not known to possess the expertise to hijack an aircraft, but there is no reason to be complacent.
