Bomb Threat Note in Kolkata Airport Toilet Triggers Search; No Flight Disruption
Security was tightened after the note was found, and officials said no explosive materials were discovered during the search.
- On Friday, a handwritten bomb threat note was discovered in a women's toilet at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, prompting an extensive search of the premises.
- Following the discovery, CISF personnel cleared the area around boarding gate 30 as security agencies launched a comprehensive search; an official told PTI there was no disruption to flight operations.
- Bidhannagar City Police are questioning the cleaning staff member who discovered the note and examining CCTV footage to identify who left the warning.
- Security agencies conducted an extensive search across the airport premises, confirming that no explosive materials or suspicious objects were found during the operation.
- This incident follows a similar bomb threat the airport received via email on Oct 8, marking a pattern of security alerts at the facility.
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Bomb threat note in Kolkata airport toilet triggers search; no flight disruption
A bomb threat note was found at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday morning. The note was discovered in a women's toilet by a cleaning staff member, who alerted authorities promptly. Security personnel, including the bomb squad and CISF, conducted extensive searches around boarding gate number 30. There was no disruption to flight operations during this incident, which raised security concerns.
Bomb Threat Note at Kolkata Airport Toilet Triggers Panic, Flights Unaffected
A handwritten note written on tissue paper warning of an explosive device at a boarding gate was discovered inside a women’s restroom at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday. The discovery prompted security agencies to launch a thorough search across the premises. The note, found by a member of the airport’s cleaning […] The post Bomb Threat Note at Kolkata Airport Toilet Triggers Panic, Flights Unaffected appeare…
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Bomb scare at Kolkata airport, searches underway
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) A bomb threat, written on tissue paper, was found at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Friday and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and a bomb squad were carrying out an intensive search of the premises for any suspicious object, officials said. Even as the airport is now more crowded than usual at the end of the Durga Puja holiday, the cleaning staff reportedly…
Kolkata Airport has received a bomb threat. Police are investigating the airport after a handwritten note found in an airport toilet alerted them to a bomb.
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