- Title: Security increased in India ahead of Republic Day celebrations
- Date: 25th January 2016
- Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (JANUARY 25, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) POLICEMEN BEHIND BARRICADES PLACED ON A ROAD ARMED POLICEMEN STANDING GUARD POLICEMEN STOPPING AND CHECKING VEHICLE ARMED POLICEMEN STANDING GUARD POLICEMEN INSPECTING VEHICLE SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA (JANUARY 25, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) ARMED POLICEMEN STANDING GUARD VARIOUS OF POLICEMAN HOLDING WEAPONS VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC POLICEMEN STOPPING A VEHICLE VARIOUS OF POLICEMAN CHECKING VEHICLE POLICEMAN SEARCHING DRIVER DRIVER GETTING BACK IN CAR (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) SRINAGAR RESIDENT, IZAZ HAQ, SAYING: "Pickets have been placed everywhere and they (policemen) are checking us. I don't know the reason for it. It took us three hours to cover a distance which we generally cover in one and a half hours." VARIOUS OF ARMED POLICEMEN STANDING GUARD POLICEMEN CHECKING A VEHICLE SECURITY GUARD VARIOUS OF POLICE CHECKING VEHICLES
- Embargoed: 8th February 2016 05:11
- Keywords: Francois Hollande Republic Day security India
- Location: NEW DELHI, SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA
- City: NEW DELHI, SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00141JRQYV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
Security was increased across India on Monday (January 25) ahead of Republic Day celebrations to be attended by French President, Francois Hollande.
India's interior ministry said it believed the threat from Islamic State (IS) was "very real" ahead of the country's 67th Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26.
Police have arrested nearly 20 suspected Islamic State (IS) followers in a nation-wide crackdown.
Armed security personnel were deployed in the streets of New Delhi.
Security was also heightened in Srinagar city in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir causing delays for commuters.
"Pickets have been placed everywhere and they (policemen) are checking us. I don't know the reason for it. It took us three hours to cover a distance which we generally cover in one and a half hours," said local resident, Izaz Haq.
Delhi Police issued an alert on Friday (January 22) after a cab driver hired from India's northern Pathankot city, the site of a recent militant attack on an air base, was found dead.
Three people are suspected.
India - which became a republic on January 26, 1950 after independence from Britain in 1947 - celebrates the day with military parades, pomp and ceremony in all major cities. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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