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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Pak-India semifinal: Mohali declared no-fly zone

Updated at: 1301 PST,  Monday, March 28, 2011
CHANDIGARH: With the fever touching the skies ahead of Pak-India semifinal, the mother of all matches, in Mohali, Indian government was taking all possible security measures to secure the Wednesday's encounter to be attended by the top leadership of both the countries.Anti-aircraft guns have been placed and Mohali has been declared a no-fly zone. Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters are on standby for air surveillance and fighter jets at Ambala.A multi-tier security is in place involving special commandos and other Indian security agencies. An agency is tasked with air surveillance and it's expected to use Israeli-made unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).Close to 3000 policemen will patrol the area and anti-aircraft guns will be used. The city has been declared a no-fly zone.