Delhi airport receives hoax bomb threat, operations affected for 70 minutes

A bomb threat call for Terminal 2 was received by Delhi Police at 8.49 pm on Monday

Indira Gandhi International Airport
FILE PHOTO: New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 12 2019 | 11:35 PM IST

Delhi international airport received a hoax bomb call on Monday evening that affected its operations for around 70 minutes, officials said.

"A bomb threat call for Terminal 2 was received by Delhi Police at 8.49 pm on Monday," they said.

The departure area was immediately evacuated and all passengers were moved at Gate no 4 at departure level, while arriving passengers were on hold inside aircraft, the officials said.

"After a detailed search operation for about an hour by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), it was found to be a hoax," they said.

The officials mentioned that at 10 pm operational normalcy was restored in departure as well as arrival area of Terminal 2.

More From This Section

Topics :Delhi International AirportIGI AirportDelhi airportNew Delhi bomb threatHoax bomb call

First Published: Aug 12 2019 | 11:15 PM IST

Next Story