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Gunfight near Indian space office | |
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Security forces and two unidentified men have exchanged gunfire near India's space agency office in Bangalore. | |
Police said the two men escaped and it did not appear to have been a terror attack. No one was injured. | |
The Indian Space Research Organisaton (Isro) is heavily guarded - there have been reports about militants plotting to target it. | The Indian Space Research Organisaton (Isro) is heavily guarded - there have been reports about militants plotting to target it. |
The centre monitors all space missions, including India's first unmanned moon mission last year. | |
Isro spokesperson S Satish told the BBC that security forces opened fire as the duo were moving in "suspicious circumstances" near the centre. | Isro spokesperson S Satish told the BBC that security forces opened fire as the duo were moving in "suspicious circumstances" near the centre. |
He said the two men opened fire with a pistol and the security forces retaliated. | He said the two men opened fire with a pistol and the security forces retaliated. |
"All is under control. There is no need for panic. The incident shows that [our] security is in place," Mr Satish said. | "All is under control. There is no need for panic. The incident shows that [our] security is in place," Mr Satish said. |
Police are investigating the incident and say it would be "premature" to accuse the two men of planning an attack on the centre. | |
Police are still searching for spent bullets and other clues to the men's identities. | |
But Karantaka's additional directer general of police, AR Infant, said: "On the face of it, it does not appear to be a terror attack." |