Patna Airport Receives Bomb Threat, Security Beefed Up; Investigation Underway

Patna Airport Bomb Threat: An email containing a bomb threat was received by Patna Airport, prompting immediate action from airport management. The level of security has been considerably increased to protect both employees and passengers.

The director of the airport said that more information is anticipated as investigations are conducted to confirm the accuracy of the threat. There are more security guards at the airport, and the situation is being constantly watched.

In another incident, a flight from Chennai International Airport to Dubai, carrying 286 passengers, was delayed on Tuesday due to a fake bomb threat, according to police.

After receiving an email threat about a bomb on the plane, security services performed a comprehensive examination of the international flight, which was set to depart at 10.30 AM on Tuesday, according to officials.

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They said an inspection showed the threat to be fake and that the flight was cleared to continue to its destination.

On Monday, the Delhi airport got an email warning of a bomb put inside a Dubai-bound flight; the police investigated and determined that the threat was a hoax.

Authorities say the threat was received at 9:35 AM and was directed at a Dubai-bound flight that was scheduled to depart from Delhi.