Russian airline Aeroflot's Delhi-bound flight receives bomb threat; probe underway

Russian airline Aeroflot's flight SU 232 on Thursday (13) received a bomb threat while flying to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

"Our investigation is underway at the airport, all the passengers and their luggage are being checked and the SOPs (standard operating procedures) are followed, the aircraft is currently in the isolation bay," an official investigation team told Asian News International.

"The threat was received by the electronic medium this time," he added.

Aeroflot SU 232 departed from Moscow and landed at Delhi airport around 3:20 am local time on Friday (14).

"There was a call at 11:15 pm about a bomb in the flight coming from Moscow to Terminal 3 (T3) at 3:20 tonight. Flight number SU232 landed on runway 29," an official said.

"All passengers and crew members were deboarded. The flight is being checked and investigation is underway," the Delhi Police said.

Nothing serious has been found so far, further investigation was on.

On September 10, a bomb threat call was received for a London-bound Air India flight at the airport following which security agencies were alerted.

"We received a bomb threat call about a flight going to London. On Thursday night at 10.30 pm, a phone call came on the landline of Ranhola police station in Outer Delhi. The caller said that on the lines of 9/11 attacks in the US, an Air India flight to London would be blown up," the Delhi Police had said.