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KOCHI: Security at the International airport here has been stepped up after the Saudi Airlines forwarded an anonymous message alerting about a threat to the airport. Airport officials here had received a threat alert from Saudi Airlines after the airline s Jeddah office informed them about an anonymous message it got about a threat to the airport.

Following this, a special security meeting was convened by Airport Director-in-Charge, Mr E A Shabeer this morning. All the security guidelines issued by Bureau of Civil Aviation on security was evaluated, airport sources said.

Vehicles approaching the airport are being checked at various points. Passengers are being frisked and luggage and baggage scanned thoroughly, the sources said. Additional security and police personnel have been deployed at the airport.

Meanwhile, Kerala Home Minister Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told reporters here that police was looking into the information received by the airport. - PTI

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