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Tight security for Vajpayee, Musharraf

An unprecedented security blanket will be thrown around Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf to ward off any threats from militant and fundamentalist organisations opposed to the Indo-Pak summit.

Paramilitary forces and sharp shooters of the National Security Guard will assist the 56,000-strong Delhi Police, the Delhi police special commissioner R S Gupta said.

A tight security ring would also be thrown around 'Pakistan House', the residence of Pakistani High Commissioner Ashraf Jehangir Qazi where he would be hosting a reception in honour of Musharraf.

Sharp shooters and commandos would be positioned on high rise buildings and vantage positions in all the roads through which Musharraf would pass.

The move for high security followed threats by militant groups to carry out suicide attacks to disrupt the Indo-Pak summit.

"We have left nothing to chance as intelligence reports have cautioned against high level of threats to Musharraf and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from terrorist and fundamentalist elements," Gupta said.

Asked to elaborate on the threats, Gupta said, "there were some reports two months back that militants might try to hit the Prime Minister's Office. We have taken note of that and we will maintain adequate security."

PTI

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