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Delhi Police received a message on Thursday morning claiming that there was a bomb threat on board flight AI188. Subsequently, a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was formed at the Delhi airport and it was assessed that the threat was “non-specific”, sources told PTI.
When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said a security alert was issued regarding flight AI188 while traveling from Toronto to Delhi on Thursday (November 13).
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“The crew on board carried out all prescribed safety drills while giving utmost priority to the safety of passengers. The flight has landed safely in Delhi and has been parked for mandatory security checks by security as per protocol,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson also said that all passengers and crew had disembarked safely.
The flight landed at Delhi airport at around 3:40 pm.
According to information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the duration of the Toronto-Delhi flight, operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft, was a little over 15 hours.
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Strict security measures, including mandatory secondary ladder point checking for all flights, have been put in place at all airports in the wake of the blast in the national capital.
On November 10, at least 13 people were killed and several others injured in a high-intensity blast that occurred in a slow-moving car near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort metro station in the national capital.
(edited by : Gareema Bangad,