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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
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Fresh Bomb Threats To Over 70 Flights After Series Of Hoax Calls: Report
More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources.
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Analysis: How Hoax Bomb Threats Are Damaging India's Aviation Industry
India's aviation industry is going through a nightmare of flight disruptions after a series of bomb threats that turned out to be fake. The government has launched crisis management efforts after more than 130 hoax calls in nine days.
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"Want To Put Culprits On No-Fly List": Aviation Minister On Hoax Bomb Calls
After nearly 100 flights received bomb threats in the week starting October 14, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said safety is the government's top priority and rules are being amended to put people who make such calls on no-fly lists
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More Flights Receive Bomb Threats, Emergency Landing Protocols Activated
Several flights across India received bomb threats yet again today, prompting the authorities to activate emergency protocols and pilots to land their aircraft before reaching their destinations.
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"Indian Skies Absolutely Safe": Aviation Security Chief Amid Hoax Bomb Calls
The hoax bomb threats will be curbed down at the earliest, assured the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Zulfiquar Hasan, as he emphasised that Indian skies are absolutely safe and urged the passengers to fly without fear.
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11 Flights Get Bomb Threats In 24 Hours, 50 Hoax Calls This Week
Eleven flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours, adding to a long list of hoax calls airlines have received this week, triggering an unprecedented security scare.
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Vistara's Delhi-London Flight Diverted To Frankfurt After Bomb Threat
A London-bound Vistara flight from Delhi was diverted to Frankfurt on Friday following a bomb threat.
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"Bomb Hoax Calls To Flights Made By Minors, Pranksters": Aviation Minister
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said initial investigations do not point to a conspiracy and that most of the bomb threats to flights had been "made by minors and pranksters".
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"5-Year Flight Ban For Hoax Callers," Say Sources Amid Bomb Threat To Airlines
In less than 72 hours, 12 airlines received bomb threats, prompting a security scare which has not been witnessed before.
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"Unusual" Airfare Surge Raised In Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Transport
The issue of rising fares was raised in the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport. Headed by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha, the committee will look at critical aspects of transport and connectivity in the country.
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Air India's Latest Update Day After Hoax Call Grounded Its Jet In Canada
A Canadian Air Force aircraft is ferrying 191 stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago, more than 18 hours after the flight was diverted to the airport due to a bomb threat.
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Hoax Calls Ground 7 Flights, Air India Jet Lands At Remote Canada Airport
An Air India direct flight from New Delhi to Chicago was diverted toIqaluit Airport in Canada today following a hoax bomb threat which was posted online.
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Air India's Delhi-Visakhapatnam Flight Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
An Air India flight going from New Delhi to Visakhapatnam received a bomb threat Tuesday late night, but it was found to be a hoax after a thorough scrutiny on landing in the port city, said an official.
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Uttarakhand Boy, 13, Sent Bomb Threat Email To Delhi Airport "For Fun", Detained
A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight, police said on Sunday.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
-
Fresh Bomb Threats To Over 70 Flights After Series Of Hoax Calls: Report
More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources.
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Analysis: How Hoax Bomb Threats Are Damaging India's Aviation Industry
India's aviation industry is going through a nightmare of flight disruptions after a series of bomb threats that turned out to be fake. The government has launched crisis management efforts after more than 130 hoax calls in nine days.
-
"Want To Put Culprits On No-Fly List": Aviation Minister On Hoax Bomb Calls
After nearly 100 flights received bomb threats in the week starting October 14, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said safety is the government's top priority and rules are being amended to put people who make such calls on no-fly lists
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More Flights Receive Bomb Threats, Emergency Landing Protocols Activated
Several flights across India received bomb threats yet again today, prompting the authorities to activate emergency protocols and pilots to land their aircraft before reaching their destinations.
-
"Indian Skies Absolutely Safe": Aviation Security Chief Amid Hoax Bomb Calls
The hoax bomb threats will be curbed down at the earliest, assured the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Zulfiquar Hasan, as he emphasised that Indian skies are absolutely safe and urged the passengers to fly without fear.
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11 Flights Get Bomb Threats In 24 Hours, 50 Hoax Calls This Week
Eleven flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours, adding to a long list of hoax calls airlines have received this week, triggering an unprecedented security scare.
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Vistara's Delhi-London Flight Diverted To Frankfurt After Bomb Threat
A London-bound Vistara flight from Delhi was diverted to Frankfurt on Friday following a bomb threat.
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"Bomb Hoax Calls To Flights Made By Minors, Pranksters": Aviation Minister
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said initial investigations do not point to a conspiracy and that most of the bomb threats to flights had been "made by minors and pranksters".
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"5-Year Flight Ban For Hoax Callers," Say Sources Amid Bomb Threat To Airlines
In less than 72 hours, 12 airlines received bomb threats, prompting a security scare which has not been witnessed before.
-
"Unusual" Airfare Surge Raised In Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Transport
The issue of rising fares was raised in the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport. Headed by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha, the committee will look at critical aspects of transport and connectivity in the country.
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Air India's Latest Update Day After Hoax Call Grounded Its Jet In Canada
A Canadian Air Force aircraft is ferrying 191 stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago, more than 18 hours after the flight was diverted to the airport due to a bomb threat.
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Hoax Calls Ground 7 Flights, Air India Jet Lands At Remote Canada Airport
An Air India direct flight from New Delhi to Chicago was diverted toIqaluit Airport in Canada today following a hoax bomb threat which was posted online.
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Air India's Delhi-Visakhapatnam Flight Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
An Air India flight going from New Delhi to Visakhapatnam received a bomb threat Tuesday late night, but it was found to be a hoax after a thorough scrutiny on landing in the port city, said an official.
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Uttarakhand Boy, 13, Sent Bomb Threat Email To Delhi Airport "For Fun", Detained
A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight, police said on Sunday.
