Panaji: An Air India flight which arrived from Delhi was held up at the Panaji Airport following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb on-board.
"Calangute police received a call about a bomb planted in the flight AI516 flying to Goa," a senior Airports Authority of India (AAI) official told Press Trust of India.
"After receiving the call upon the flight's take-off, police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), AAI officials and the bomb disposal squad were summoned," he said.
"Initially, it looks like a hoax call, but we are not taking any chance," the official said, with the bomb disposal squad still in action.
Goa Airport Director KS Rao could not be contacted for a reaction.
"Calangute police received a call about a bomb planted in the flight AI516 flying to Goa," a senior Airports Authority of India (AAI) official told Press Trust of India.
"After receiving the call upon the flight's take-off, police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), AAI officials and the bomb disposal squad were summoned," he said.
"Initially, it looks like a hoax call, but we are not taking any chance," the official said, with the bomb disposal squad still in action.
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Goa Airport Director KS Rao could not be contacted for a reaction.
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