Lufthansa Flight Receives Bomb Threat Email; Investigation Underway
Quick Look
- A Lufthansa flight traveling from Frankfurt, Germany to Hyderabad, India, received a bomb threat email on Saturday.
- Security agencies are investigating the threat, which follows a similar hoax threat at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport earlier this month.
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Why It Matters
A bomb threat email was received for a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad. Earlier, a similar threat at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was found to be a hoax.
Hyderabad: A bomb threat email was received on Saturday for a Lufthansa flight operating from Frankfurt, Germany to Hyderabad, India, according to the sources.
More details regarding the threat and security measures are awaited.
Earlier, on May 16, a bomb threat email received at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad turned out to be a hoax after a thorough security check, airport police officials said.
According to an RGI Airport Police official, the threat email was received at around 6:30 pm. Following the alert, security personnel conducted extensive checks across the airport premises and flights, but nothing suspicious was found.
"We conducted a thorough check of the entire premises and flights, and nothing was found. We have registered a case and are investigating the matter," the official said.
Open Questions
- Who sent the threat email?
- What specific security measures are being taken?
