In the wake of escalating tensions between US and Iran, security has been beefed up at the US Consulate in Hyderabad. The tight security caused traffic at Begumpet come to a halt where the US Consulate office is located.
Police were seen frisking people and checking their identity before allowing them towards the consulate in the Chiran Fort Club lane. The people working in offices around the consulate had a tough time in reaching their destinations due to the heightened security. The move came amid the growing tension between the US and Iran following the killing of a top Iranian general by the US in Iraq. Tehran has threatened to target the US in retaliation and carried out missile attacks on two US bases in Iraq.
