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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands alert in the rear of a jeep at the entrance to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. India's capital New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have raised security amid US warnings of possible Al-Qaeda attacks, but the government dismissed the threat as "innocuous".(Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Security at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and the domestic airport here has beefed up following the foiling of a terrorist plot in London to bring down a number of aircraft through mid-air explosions.

    Quick reaction commando units are on alert and bomb disposal and dog squads have been pressed into service, sources from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that is in charge of security at the airport said.

    Anti-hijacking measures have also been put in place, according to Indo-Asian News Service. Enditem