'Bomb in cargo' written on a washroom mirror forced Turkish Airlines flight to make emergency landing in Delhi
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Delhi's international airport on Tuesday over a "bomb threat" scribbled on a washroom mirror. The plane was declared safe after nearly six hours.
Here are 10 developments in the story:
- The plane, which was flying from Bangkok to Istanbul, was diverted to Delhi after the pilot told the Air Traffic Controllers that a message written in lipstick on a mirror in one of the washrooms warned of a bomb. (pics)
- "There is a bomb in the cargo," the message read. The pilot contacted the Air Traffic Controllers in Nagpur, who guided them to Delhi.
- The plane, an Airbus 330, landed at 1.41 pm at the Delhi airport and was taken to an isolation bay.
- All passengers were evacuated as security forces searched the plane.
- Commandos of the National Security Guard and the police examined every piece of luggage before declaring an all-clear.
- At around 6 pm, the plane was cleared for take-off.
- "The crew noticed something on the glass and routine check-ups are taking place. It could be a fake bomb, who knows?" said Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
- All passengers were questioned by the counter-terror wing of the Intelligence Bureau, the Research and Analysis Wing and local police.
- Aviation Secretary RN Choubey said the plane was directed to Delhi as it is the best airport for handling a potentially serious situation.
- Home Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed on the incident by the chief of the Central Industrial Security Force, which is in charge of airport security.
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