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The airport authority promptly informed the concerned departments, including the police, and the bomb detection and disposal squad was deployed to inspect the area
A bomb threat call was received at the Mumbai International Airport on Friday but it turned out to be a hoax. The caller claimed that a bomb had been planted at Gate No. 1 of Terminal 1.
The airport authority promptly informed the concerned departments, including the police, and the bomb detection and disposal squad was deployed to inspect the area.
However, after a thorough search, no suspicious item was discovered. Consequently, the Mumbai Airport Authority declared the call “non-specific.”
According to the FIR, on April 26 at 11:06 am, the Mumbai International administration received a call from the mobile number 6301212289. The caller, a male, did not provide his identity but simply stated “Terminal-1 bomb.”
When questioned in Hindi about his location, the caller responded in English pronunciation “Navpada”. When the airport officer asked about the bomb’s location, the caller replied, “Terminal-1, Terminal-1, gate No. 1.
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