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Thousands of armed security personnel patrolled communal hotspots and guarded shrines across the country and a red alert was sounded in Uttar Pradesh, amidst fears of terrorist assaults on shrines in Kashi, Mathura and Ayodhya, ahead of the 10th anniversary of demolition of the Babri Masjid tomorrow coinciding with Id. A general alert was sounded in Gujarat, rocked by months of communal violence post-Godhra, and additional security men were deployed in all sensitive areas of the State, including Ahmedabad, Mehsana and Kutch-Bhuj. Officials apprehend violence in the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad as VHP vowed to celebrate the day as ``Shaurya Divas'' and a Muslim body calling for observance of sorrow and ordering Muslims to close their businesses. The U.P. Principal Secretary (Home), Pradeep Kumar told reporters in Lucknow that a high alert was sounded in Varanasi, Mathura and Ayodhya-Faizabad and authorities there were asked to maintain maximum vigil at all sensitive places. The movement of vehicles has been banned near the Ramjanmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya, Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura and Vishwanath temple-Gyanvyapi mosque in Varanasi to prevent terrorists or ISI agents from planting a remote control device or a car bomb to blast the sites, Mr. Kumar said. The strengthening of security around shrines followed the Centre's directive to States about a threat perception in the wake of terrrorist attacks on Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar and Raghunath and Shiva temples in Jammu recently. Additional security forces have been deployed around the Ramkot area where the Hanumangarhi temple and the makeshift temple are situated as also near some other temples in Ayodhya. In Assam the Army and police have been deployed in sensitive areas, especially around religious places throughout the State, to prevent any untoward incidents, official sources said. Security was also tightened along the border with the neighbouring countries.
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