After a bomb threat call made early morning, a red alert was sounded at Chennai International Airport on Friday. Chennai police confirmed a phone call was made to the New Delhi airport police control room. As reported, the call stated that a woman passenger boarding a flight from Chennai airport to Saudi Arabia was carrying an explosive substance. The report added that the call was made by a number located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. The identity of the caller is not known yet.
This comes as security had been augmented at the airport as a result of Vice President, Venkaiah Naidu and Defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to the city today and Independence Day next week. Chennai International Airport on Wednesday had advised travellers to arrive early amid a high-security alert. There already has been heightened bag-checking procedures put in place at the airport.
Previously in the month of May too, security was beefed up after a similar bomb threat, later found to be a hoax, was made to the Chennai airport telephone exchange.
(This is a developing story)
