NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: A rash of bomb threats on social media disrupted at least 10 Indian flights the past two days, prompting diversions and security checks. Flights such as Air India‘s Delhi-Chicago and IndiGo‘s Dammam-Lucknow were diverted Tuesday, following Monday’s diversion of AI’s Mumbai-New York flight. All threats were later confirmed as hoaxes.Authorities intensified their crackdown,…
LUCKNOW: An X handle unleashed a barrage of 22 bomb threats within a span of five hours, targeting flights bound for various destinations, including Lucknow and Ayodhya, to sow panic among air travellers.The handle, @schizobomber777, whose bio proclaimed him as a ‘real terrorist,’ issued menacing threats for flights such as 9I650 (Amritsar to Dehradun), IX…
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 was diverted to Delhi — and two others delayed for being checked thoroughly before being…
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…
Among the hospitals that received these threatening emails were CK Birla Hospital and Monilek Hospital. JAIPUR: Several hospitals in and around city received bomb threats via email on Sunday morning at around 7 am. Among the hospitals that received these threatening emails were CK Birla Hospital and Monilek Hospital.Upon being alerted about the bomb threats,…
NEW DELHI: At least 15 museums, including the Railway Museum in Delhi, received hoax bomb threats on Tuesday. Acting on the threats, Delhi Police has registered a case and a probe is under way.In another incident on Tuesday, a 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending a bomb threat email targeting a flight scheduled from…
