Security tightened at Syedpur airport

Civil Aviation sources here said yesterday the number of passengers using the Suedpur airport has been reduced by about half following the threat.

Strict security measures have been taken at the entrance and in the airport area including the runway. Luggage, vehicles and passengers are checked with metal detectors, they said.

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Ten policemen and 23 security men maintained security at the airport earlier. The numbers have been doubled, they said.

The security men maintain vigil round the clock. Trespass of the runway by nearby villagers have been stopped.

The Nilphamari Police Superintendent, when asked said he is in constant touch with the airport police.

A source at Syedpur thana said police presence at the airport requires accommodation for them there, which is now absent. The matter has been brought to the notice of the civil aviation authorities, they said.