India: Armed intruder alert at nuclear plant

Police today began searching a nuclear power plant in western India following claims by some local villagers that they had seen two men armed with automatic weapons entering the complex.

Brijesh Kumar Jha, a local police officer said: “We have sealed the power plant and the entire area around it, but we have no indication or clue about these people."

The state-run Kakrapar nuclear power plant is located near Surat, a diamond trading area in Gujarat state. The area is nearly 690 miles south-west of New Delhi.

S. K. Jain, chairman of India’s Nuclear Power Corporation, said there were double-layer fences and electrical security devices inside the complex. “I can assure you nothing will go wrong,” he said.