Intel report on ISIS, Boko Haram threat to India-Africa summit

October 27, 2015 11:34

Law enforcement agencies have been asked to step up security around dignitaries attending the Indo-Africa summit due to the possibility of outfits Boko Haram and Islamic State attempting to disrupt the meet, sources in the intelligence establishment said.

The Times of India reports that the threat perception of the summit has been marked as "very high" as several heads of state visiting Delhi are under threat from Boko Haram, which is mainly active in Nigeria and has recently pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State.

Pic: King Mswati III of Swaziland with Union culture minister Dr Mahesh Sharma at the India Africa summit in New Delhi yesterday.

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