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Four schools and a college in Tiruchi receive hoax bomb threats

Four schools and a college in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, received bomb threats via email early on Tuesday (November 5, 2024), prompting the managements of some of these institutions to declare a holiday. The police conducted thorough searches at the institutions with the assistance of bomb detection and disposal squads; no bombs were recovered from their premises.The emails were sent at around 3 a.m. to R.K.B.S. Public School in Karumandapam, Santhanam Vidyalaya in the Fort area, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School in Thennur, Rajaji Vidyalaya, and Holy Cross Women’s College at Main Guard Gate.R.K.B.S. Public School, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School, and Rajaji Vidyalaya declared a holiday on Tuesday as a precautionary measure. Though Holy Cross Higher Secondary School did not receive a direct threat, ...

22Oct

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Fresh bomb threats for about 50 flights today; 3 IndiGo international flights diverted | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: Close to 50 flights have received bomb threats so far on Tuesday, with the menace only getting worse by the day. Officials across airlines say the trend of threats is changing with different handles targeting different airlines in past 2-3 days. Earlier the same handle would issue same number of threats to multiple airlines and now different handles send threats for different numberer different airlines.Govt says it is working to severely punish those sending such threats.IndiGo on Tuesday afternoon said 10 of its flights had got threats. At least three of them — Bengaluru-Jeddah (6E 77) was diverted to Doha, Kozhikode-Jeddah (6E 65) to Riyadh and Delhi-Jeddah (6E 63) to Medina. “The aircraft was isolated, and all passengers were safely disembarked. Ensuring the safety and secur...

20Oct

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Hoax Bomb Threats Target Nearly 100 Flights In A Week, Aviation Minister Suspects ‘1 Person Cre

On Sunday, as many as 25 flights of Indian airlines were targeted with bomb threats, causing significant disruptions for hundreds of passengers and compelling authorities to relocate numerous aircraft to isolation bays for thorough inspections. This incident followed a similar wave of threats the previous day, which affected over 30 flights. In total, nearly 100 flights have received such threats this week, all of which have since been confirmed as hoaxes, news agency PTI reported. According to PTI, sources indicate that six flights each from IndiGo, Vistara, Air India, and Akasa Air, as well as at least one flight from Air India Express, were among those that received threats on Sunday. An IndiGo spokesperson confirmed awareness of the situation concerning flights 6E 58 (Jeddah to Mumbai)...

19Oct

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Over 70 Flights Receive Bomb Threats In 6 Days, IndiGo And Akasa Air Flights Latest Targets

More than 70 flights have received bomb threats since Monday. On Saturday, 5 IndiGo planes and 5 flights of Akasa Airlines received bomb threats. IndiGo confirmed its awareness of the situation related to flight number 6E 17 from Mumbai to Istanbul. In a press statement, IndiGo Airlines said on Saturday that the threat was received for flight 6E 17 operating from Mumbai to Istanbul, and flight 6E 11 operating from Delhi to Istanbul. "The safety and security of our passengers and crew is our highest priority and we are working closely with the relevant authorities and taking all necessary precautions as per the guidelines," the airline stated. In another statement, the company said, we are aware of the situation related to flight 6E11 operating from Delhi to Istanbul. The safety of passenge...

14Oct

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False scare: Three international flights get bomb threats | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hoax bomb threat messages have made it a maniac Monday for three international flights of two Indian carriers and close to 600 passengers onboard. Since any threat is taken very seriously, one flight — Air India Mumbai-New York which was diverted to Delhi — and two others delayed for being checked thoroughly before these two were allowed to proceed for their destinations.Luckily while those proved to be hoax, this menace continues to play havoc with flight schedules.The three impacted flights were — AI 119 that was diverted to Delhi; IndiGo Mumbai-Muscat 6E1275 and IndiGo Mumbai-Jeddah 6E56. Aviation security officials confirmed that the threat messages proved to be hoax.An Air India spokesperson said: “AI119 operating Mumbai to New York JFK on Oct 14 received a specific securit...

14Oct

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Bomb scare on Air India, IndiGo flights; Mumbai-Howrah Mail receives threat to blow up train | India News – Times of India

A series of bomb threats disrupted air and rail travel in India (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Multiple bomb threats disrupted air and rail travel on Monday, triggering diversions from initial routes and heightened security measures. A New York-bound Air India flight, IndiGo flights to Jeddah and Muscat, and the Mumbai-Howrah Mail train were all impacted by a series of bomb threats, leading to emergency responses.Air India flight to New York diverted to DelhiAn Air India flight (AI119) carrying 239 passengers from Mumbai to New York was diverted to Delhi after a bomb threat was reported.Officials said that the aircraft made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, where all passengers were safely evacuated.“The aircraft is currently stationed at the Indira Gandhi Int...