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Air India Dammam-Delhi flight makes emergency landing after ‘bomb’ written on tissue
An Air India flight from Dammam in Saudi Arabia to New Delhi with 32 passengers made an emergency landing at the Ahmedabad airport on Monday after a crew member found a tissue paper bearing a message that there was a ‘bomb’ on board the aircraft, police said.
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- Why it matters
- Passengers on a commercial flight were forced to divert mid-route after a threatening message appeared aboard, triggering emergency procedures that disrupted their journey.
- Most affected
- The 32 passengers aboard the flight — Flight diverted to Ahmedabad instead of reaching Delhi as planned.
- Likely next
- Whether police identify who wrote the message and what prompted the threat
Also reported by: Economic Times