Bomb threat passenger plane forced to emergency landing; news report. The plane makes emergency landing after bomb call.
Passenger plane forced to make an emergency landing in the country’s western city of Nagpur.
An Indian passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
In the country’s western city of Nagpur after a hoax bomb threat.
The GoAir plane, carrying 150 passengers, was en route from the eastern city of Bhubaneshwar to Mumbai.
When authorities received an anonymous call that a bomb planted aboard.
Post receiving the bomb threat call, (the aircraft) diverted to Nagpur,” GoAir said in an emailed statement.
The passengers offloaded and airport security searched the aircraft and baggage, the budget airline said.
It said “there no bomb found on board the aircraft” and passengers now boarded” after the plane authorised to take off again for Mumbai.
The carrier said local police were investigating the threat.
The emergency landing comes one day after India’s counter-terror police arrested a group of suspected militants in a series of nationwide raids.
The National Investigation Agency said on Friday that bomb-making material also seized in the raids conducted.
In four different states, amid stepped up security for next week’s Republic Day celebrations.
French President Francois Hollande will be the guest of honour at a Republic Day military parade on Tuesday in the capital New Delhi.
Republic Day marks the anniversary of India’s democratic constitution taking force in 1950.
Bomb threat passenger plane forced to emergency landing; news report.
French President Francois Hollande will be the guest of honour at a Republic Day military parade on Tuesday in the capital New Delhi.
Republic Day marks the anniversary of India’s democratic constitution taking force in 1950.
French President Francois Hollande will be the guest of honour at a Republic Day military parade on Tuesday in the capital New Delhi.
