The Gujarat Police on Thursday said the Mumbai terror strike was similar to the Akshardham Temple attack of 2002

The Gujarat Police on Thursday said the Mumbai terror strike was similar to the Akshardham Temple attack of 2002, and they are carrying out checks and searches as a precautionary measure. "We are conducting checks at all the major five-star hotels in the state. Hotel authorities have been asked to tighten the security around their premises and keep their public announcement systems in proper condition," Joint Police Commissioner Ashish Bhatia, who is heading the probe into July 26 serial blasts here, said. The government had last night sounded high alert following the terror strikes in Mumbai in which at least 100 people have been killed so far. "The five-star hotel authorities have been asked to keep their CCTV system on and record all the activities in and around the premises. Big malls have also been asked to stay alert and beef up security," Bhatia said. "The police are conducting searches at major check points in the city and also at the borders connecting the state with Maharashtra," he added. Bhatia said the Mumbai terror attack was similar to the one at the Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar in 2002 where 34 people were killed and 81 injured when two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists opened fire with automatic weapons and lobbed hand grenades inside the shrine. According to Bhatia, the modus operandi of the terrorists in Mumbai was similar to LeT operatives. It is suspected by security agencies that LeT, with the support of locals, may have carried out the attacks in the financial capital, he added.