Indian capital on high terror alert in run up to Independence Day

Indian authorities Tuesday put on high alert all vital installations in the national capital in the wake of intelligence inputs of terror strikes in the run-up to the Independence Day on August 15.

Delhi police said that the Indian capital's Metro Railway system was vulnerable to "terror attacks" and so all necessary measures have been taken to secure it.

"We have asked all the beat officers to ensure that no vehicles are parked in Metro parking lots on August 14 and 15. We are, however, not asking Delhi Metro to shut down any of the stations," Anil Shukla, head of Delhi Police's Traffic Department, told the media.

"Goods vehicles will also not be permitted at certain places," he added.

Sources say that Delhi police has deployed some 50,000 personnel to secure the vital installations in the national capital, particularly near the Red Fort from where Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the nation on Thursday.