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Saudi-Delhi Air India Express Flight Makes Emergency Landing After 'Bomb' Note Found in Lavatory
All 32 passengers were evacuated safely after security teams searched the aircraft and found no explosives, officials said.
An Air India Express flight from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to New Delhi made an emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Monday evening following a reported bomb threat.
The alarm was raised when a cabin crew member found a tissue paper inside the aircraft's lavatory with the word "BOMB" written on it, they said.
All 32 passengers were safely evacuated and transferred to Terminal 2 after the plane was directed to an isolated bay, with no injuries reported.
Security agencies searched the cabin, passenger seats, and cargo hold; officials confirmed no explosives or suspicious objects were recovered, clearing the aircraft.
The government-appointed Bomb Threat Assessment Committee was alerted immediately, and an investigation has been initiated to determine who left the note and whether it was a deliberate hoax.