Hoax bomb threats target TN secretariat, DGP office

Hoax bomb threats target TN secretariat, DGP office

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government secretariat and the state police headquarters received hoax bomb threats on Sunday, a day after a similar false threat was issued to Anna University. According to the Greater Chennai Police, an unidentified individual contacted the police control room by phone, issuing a bomb threat targeting the state secretariat and the … Read more

Capitol Hill lawmakers experience surge of swatting calls, bomb threats in wake of November election

Capitol Hill lawmakers experience surge of swatting calls, bomb threats in wake of November election

Washington — Earlier this month, a woman died in a crash in Rome, Georgia, after her vehicle collided with that of an officer who was responding to a fake bomb threat at the home of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. It was among the latest in a series of threats triggering police responses against her and other members … Read more

Lawmakers report Thanksgiving bomb threats

Lawmakers report Thanksgiving bomb threats

At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 28, 2024 at 6:46 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more

7 flights to and fro Kolkata receive bomb threats

7 flights to and fro Kolkata receive bomb threats

Kolkata: At least seven flights of India-based carriers to and fro Kolkata received bomb threat messages through social media posts on Monday, officials at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport here said. The threats, however, turned out to be a hoax and flights were operated. “It was learnt around 2.45 pm that messages were … Read more

Over 30 flights targeted on Saturday

Over 30 flights targeted on Saturday

Representational Image New Delhi: As many as 33 flights received bomb threats on Saturday, October 26 according to sources. In 13 days, more than 300 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media. Amid the threats, the IT ministry has asked social media … Read more

Dubai-Jaipur flight makes emergency landing

Dubai-Jaipur flight makes emergency landing

Air India Express Jaipur: A Dubai-Jaipur Air India Express flight made an emergency landing at the airport here in the early hours of Saturday due to a bomb threat, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said. After authorities were alerted about the bomb threat, an emergency was declared at the Jaipur airport. … Read more

BCAS holds meeting with airlines, After 70 Bomb threats

BCAS holds meeting with airlines, After 70 Bomb threats

Representational photo New Delhi: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) officials on Saturday held a meeting with representatives of airlines on a day when more than 30 flights received bomb threats, according to sources. Some airlines were represented by their CEOs and others by their senior officials at the meeting. “Indian skies are absolutely … Read more

After Air India, IndiGo flights from Mumbai to Jeddah, Muscat receive bomb threats

After Air India, IndiGo flights from Mumbai to Jeddah, Muscat receive bomb threats

IndiGo flight India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo Airlines, faced bomb threats on two separate flights departing from Mumbai Airport to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Muscat, Oman, on Monday morning, October 14. “As per protocol, the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay, and standard security checks were immediately carried out,” an IndiGo spokesperson told ANI IndiGo … Read more

Over 60 establishments in Mumbai get bomb threat emails

Over 60 establishments in Mumbai get bomb threat emails

Representational photo Mumbai: More than 60 establishments in Mumbai, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), prominent hospitals and colleges received emails threatening bomb blasts, following which searches were carried out although nothing suspicious was found in them, a police official said on Tuesday. The emails were received on Monday and Tuesday from a single mail … Read more

bomb threat: Teen held for sending bomb threat to Delhi Police HQ

bomb threat: Teen held for sending bomb threat to Delhi Police HQ

New Delhi: A teenage boy was caught for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Police headquarters saying that a bomb was planted in the outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, police said on Friday. After a thorough checking in the area, the sender, who turned out to be a teenage boy, was caught. He was counselled … Read more