Bomb threat to Chennai-bound international flight turns out to be hoax

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Regular passenger-centric activities at the Chennai airport were affected on Friday after 'server outage'.

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Chennai: Authorities at the airport here went into a tizzy over a bomb threat to a city-bound international carrier, but the call turned out to be a hoax, officials said.

The flight with about 237 passengers was thoroughly checked upon making a safe landing but no explosive substances were found onboard, they said.

The checking, done based on information, included scanning the baggage of passengers thoroughly, they added.

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