Special Correspondent / The Hindu
PANAJI: An international intelligence agency has sounded Goa's Tourism Minister Wilfred de Souza about a possible terrorist strike in Goa, which is a leading international tourist destination.
Refusing to name the agency, Mr. Wilfred de Souza said some intelligence agencies were doing "routine scouting" in Goa as the tourism season was on, and during his interaction with one of them, he was alerted about a possible threat.
Mr. Wilfred de Souza told presspersons at the State Secretariat on Monday that he immediately called the State's DIG of Police, Ujwal Mishra, and directed him to take preventive steps.
Mr. Wilfred de Souza said in view of the serial blasts in Delhi, the State would not like to take any chances. However, he did not rule out the possibility of vested interests trying to damage Goa's tourism prospects.
"After the recent Bali terrorist strikes and the serial blasts in Delhi, the threat perception to Goa is indeed high," Kiran Dhingra, Chief Secretary, told The Hindu.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/01/stories/2005110107591200.htm
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