'ISIS Boat' Reportedly Sets Off From Sri Lanka, Indian Coast Guard Deploys Ships and Aircrafts to Thwart Possible Terror Attempt
The deployment comes in the backdrop of an intel warning which claims that an "ISIS boat" has left from Sri Lanka.
New Delhi, May 26: With a high-alert sounded in Kerala, the Indian Coast Guard has deployed its ships and maritime surveillance aircrafts in a bid to thwart any possible terror attack attempt. The deployment comes in the backdrop of an intel warning which claims that an "ISIS boat" has left from Sri Lanka.
"Such alerts are usual practice but this time we have a specific information about the number. We have alerted the coastal police stations and the police chiefs of coastal districts to be on alert in case of any sighting of suspicious vessels," a top security official said. ISIS Suspect Arrested From Kerala Was Planning to Carry Out Sri Lanka Easter Sunday-Type Suicide Bombings: Reports
Update by News Agency ANI on Indian Coast Guard Deployment:
The coastal police department said it was on alert since May 23, the day alert came from Sri Lanka.
"We were on alert since the Sri Lankan attack took place. We have also alerted the fishing vessels and others venturing into the sea to be cautious of suspicious activities," coastal department sources confirmed.
After the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, Kerala was on alert, especially after NIA investigations revealed that ISIS operatives had planned attacks in the State.
Intelligence agencies believe that a considerable number of people from Kerala are still with the ISIS which was recently wiped out from Iraq and Syria.
Sri Lanka witnessed a deadly terror attack on April 21 when eight blasts rocked the Island nation killing over 250 people. The ISIS claimed responsibility for the incident.
(With PTI inputs)
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