Nepal ramps up airport security

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal put security at its lone international airport Saturday on high alert after neighbouring India increased security at its domestic terminals.
We have put security (at Tribhuvan International Airport) on high alert with a view to possible hijack attempts, said Keshav Raj Khanal, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
India stepped up security at its airports and warned the countrys airlines about a possible hijack attempt following a tip-off from Western intelligence services, officials said Friday.
The alert warned of flights from India or originating in countries neighbouring India - Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar or Sri Lanka - being specific targets.
We will deploy more security forces and beef up our vigilance at the Tribhuvan airport, Khanal told AFP.
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport in the Himalayan nation. Home Ministry official Ekmani Nepal called the move a precautionary step.
The Nepal government has increased security so that there will be no incidents on Nepalese soil, he told AFP.