Terror alert for Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad

U.S., Indian intelligence agencies share information ahead of R-Day, Obama visit

Ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India, U.S. and Indian intelligence agencies have shared specific inputs of a possible attack in Delhi, Mumbai or Hyderabad.

The worry of an attack has been amplified by the Sydney cafeteria hostage situation, the Lashkar-e-Taiba attack in Uri, and is likely to be heightened after the Peshawar school massacre, officials told The Hindu .

The first alert came on December 5, the day of the Lashkar-e-Taiba attack on an Army camp in Uri, but was not specific to Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told

The Hindu that the U.S. intelligence agencies warned of a fidayeen or suicide attack in Delhi or Hyderabad.

After the hostage situation in Sydney on Monday, where a gunman killed two captives at a café, American agencies have issued another alert, warning particularly of an attack at malls in the capital.

The alert, passed on by the Intelligence Bureau to Delhi police, spoke of the possibility of a “lone wolf targeting upscale malls and cafés frequented by U.S. citizens and tourists, and trying to take hostages.”

In addition, the Delhi police have issued a specific terror alert from the LeT on Delhi and VIPs, saying that according to intercepts there is “pressure on LeT units to carry out a lone wolf or fidayeen-type attack.”

Finally, ahead of Mr. Obama’s visit to Delhi as the chief guest for the Republic Day parade, U.S. and Indian intelligence agencies have exchanged “VIP alerts” or specific threats against him and Prime Minister Modi.

“There are several inputs, not just ahead of the Republic Day, but also specifically given the very high profile visitor we will have this year,” said a security official dealing with the visit.