India News | Bomb Hoax Sends B'luru Airport Officials into Tizzy
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The security apparatus at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru went into a tizzy in the wee hours of Friday following a hoax call about the presence of a bomb.
Bengaluru, May 20 (PTI) The security apparatus at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru went into a tizzy in the wee hours of Friday following a hoax call about the presence of a bomb.
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According to police, the airport police control room received a call at about 3.45 AM resulting in a vigorous drill for the security personnel deployed there. After about three and half hours of search, the officials concluded that it was a hoax call.
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"We are still working on the info but it seems it was a hoax call," a police official told PTI.
The police have launched an investigation to find out the caller.
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