Gunshots heard at Indian airport

Security forces swarmed through New Delhi’s international airport tonight after gunfire was heard, but no-one was injured, an Indian police official said.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said three shots were heard and the situation was still being investigated.

Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said only: “It was not a terrorist incident. No-one was killed.”

Earlier reports from the BBC said six gunmen had been shot dead by security forces at the airport.

The BBC website attributed the report to airport officials.

Airports in India were on high alert today following fresh warnings of attacks as officials said India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated last week’s massacre in Mumbai.