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Bomb threat on Delhi-bound plane, investigation underway: Police

 


This comes days after the Indian Air Force (IAF) was asked to shadow Iranian Mahan Air flight Su-30MKI fighter jets following input from Lahore's Air Traffic Control (ATC) about a potential bomb threat. Had to scramble, which turned out to be wrong.


Delhi Police said there was a call for a bomb on a flight coming from Moscow to Delhi last night



Police said a probe into the bomb threat against a Delhi-bound aircraft that landed in the national capital early on Friday has been launched. News agency ANI quoted Delhi Police as saying that all passengers and crew members on board the Moscow-Delhi flight were deboarded and the flight was being checked.

“There was a report of a bomb in the plane coming from Moscow to Delhi last night. The flight landed in Delhi at around 3.20 pm. All passengers and crew members were unloaded. The flight is being checked and investigation is underway,” Delhi Police was quoted as saying by ANI.

This comes days after the Indian Air Force (IAF) was asked to shadow Iranian Mahan Air flight Su-30MKI fighter jets following input from Lahore's Air Traffic Control (ATC) about a potential bomb threat. Had to scramble, which turned out to be wrong. Mahan Air flight W581 was on its way from Tehran to Guangzhou in China when the alert was triggered.

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