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With memories of the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 still fresh in their minds, there is no way authorities will repeat the mistakes they made during that incident and allow the aircraft to take off again, a senior intelligence officer told rediff.com.
"If the matter is resolved through talks, well and good. But we will not stretch the negotiation process," he asserted.
He said the government was clear that any commando action had to be completed before dawn.
According to the officer, the government is willing to negotiate for two to three hours at the most, but if the crisis is not resolved, National Security Guard (NSG) commandos will storm the aircraft.
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