LONDON: Days before world leaders arrive here for the G-20 summit, security officials have warned that luxury hotels in Britain are vulnerable to Mumbai-style terror attacks.Security officials have warned that luxury hotels in Britain are vulnerable to Mumbai-style terror attacks. Security officials believe that the threat is at the "severe end of severe", and are concerned about the possibility of attacks by terrorists using automatic weapons on major hotels and other public buildings. The G-20 summit is scheduled for April 2. The Mumbai attacks forced British anti-terrorism officers to watch for any increase in small arms being smuggled into the UK through ports or remote airfields where security is more lax, the 'Daily Telegraph' has reported. Officials are also considering issuing guidance to the management of hotels, businesses and other important buildings about the security measures. The new version of the government's six-year-old "Contest" counter-terrorism strategy is to be launched next week, which will include advice on how to protect buildings from terrorist attack. Officials also believe that the threat of terrorism is displacing away from the capital and towards other parts of the UK.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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