DHAKA, Oct. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Islamist militants had plans to bomb five capitals of South Asian countries to undo the 13th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) next month in Dhaka.

    The widely circulated Bengali-language daily Ittefaq on Monday quoted a special unnamed source as saying that "the militants had planned to bomb the capitals -- Dhaka, New Delhi, Colombo, Islamabad and Kathmandu, to foil the summit."

    The daily said reports were there with the central intelligence of India that the terrorists might bomb the key installations of India and that in that line there were series of bomb blasts in New Delhi last Saturday which left more than 50 people killed and hundreds injured.

    Meanwhile, the authorities in Dhaka have taken a fool-proof security measures to hold the summit scheduled for November 12-13.

    Under the security measures, the government has decided to forma flawless security ring within one kilometer area of the summit venue.

    The government has canceled leave of the security men during Muslims' largest religious festival Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month.

    Additional 5,000 security men will be deployed in the streets of the Bangladesh capital from Tuesday as part of its tightest ever and unprecedented security measures. Enditem