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Bengaluru: Six Bengaluru-bound flights operated by an Indian airline received bomb threats via X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.
Police conducted an internal meeting with the airline authorities. They deemed the threat to be "non-specific" and eventually declared it a hoax.
An anonymous account on X claimed several bombers were onboard Bengaluru-bound flights belonging to a specific airline.
The airline's social media account alerted the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) authorities as well as the Bengaluru police.
A senior police officer from the northeast division told DH that although the airline didn’t file a formal complaint, they still went ahead with an internal meeting and concluded that the threat was “non-specific”. No police searches were conducted on the airport premises, the officer added.
Second incident
This was the second bomb threat posted on X concerning the Bengaluru airport and city-bound flights.
On October 15, an X account with the username @schizobomber777 posted a bomb threat message from his handle.
"I placed explosives on board Flight QP1373, which departed from Silugiri (sic) and is landing in Bengaluru. You will all die,” the user wrote.
Police later declared it a hoax.