Bengaluru airport receives hoax bomb threat, prompts emergency security checks

Bengaluru airport receives hoax bomb threat, prompts emergency security checks

The hoax bomb threat message also alleged that an explosive device had been placed inside a pipeline in one of the Bengaluru airport toilets.

Hoax Bomb Threat Triggers Security Scare at Bengaluru Airport; No Explosives Found

Bengaluru (PTI): Heightened security measures were enforced at Kempegowda International Airport after the Airport Security Force received a bomb threat via email late Wednesday night, police sources said on Thursday. The email, allegedly sent in the name of a terrorist, claimed that two bombs had been planted — one under “Plan A” and another as a backup under “Plan B.” It further warned that an explosive device had been placed inside a pipeline …