Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) A red alert was sounded across Jammu and Kashmir Monday following reports of a major terrorist strike being planned in the run-up to the Republic Day Jan 26, said intelligence agencies sources here.
The state government and the union home ministry have started exchanging notes on security issues on an hourly-basis.
Terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba was preparing to strike, using car bombs and improvised explosive devices, particularly in the summer capital city of Srinagar, sources said.
‘Accordingly, a red alert has been sounded,’ a source told IANS.
