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This is an archive article published on February 22, 2010

No credible threat to any sporting event: govt

Allaying fears of terror attack,the government said there was no credible threat to any of the upcoming sporting events in the country.

Allaying fears of terror attack,the government on Monday said there was no credible threat to any of the upcoming sporting events in the country this year and it was taking maximum precaution to ensure foolproof security.

“At the moment,there are no credible threats to any of the sporting events in India. But,we are taking all precautions and we will continue to take maximum precautions in the coming months also,” Home Secretary G K Pillai told reporters here.

According to Pillai,the government has not received any “new” threat.

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Earlier,addressing some foreign correspondents based in India,the Home Secretary said India had organised big sporting events in the past and had been able to provide good security successfully.

Pillai also ruled out the possibility of outsourcing the Commonwealth Games security to anyone else,saying the government was capable to do so.

He also termed as completely “false” a report in an Australian newspaper which claimed that security plan of the Commonwealth Games had been leaked.

“The report is completely false. Plans are being reviewed from time to time. The operational issues are top secret. There is no question of leak of any report,” he said.

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