Bomb scare at NSC Bose airport

Kolkata: An anonymous caller claiming that a bomb would explode at the NSC Bose airport this afternoon, led to a flurry of activities there. The call was received at the airport's telephone exchange at about 3.30 p.m. today. The caller, who spoke in a south Indian accent, said that a bomb had been planted in an aircraft, that would explode in the next two hours. Officials of Airports Authority of India, CISF and other units of the Bomb Assessment Committee including the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad swung into action and carried out a thorough search. Visitors' entry had to be stopped for sometime. Nothing, however, was found.
19/03/09 The Statesman

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Categories: Airports Mar 2009, Safety Mar 2009