Days after explosion near Red Fort kills at least 9, hoax bomb threat sent to IGIA, 4 other airport

Five airports, including the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, received bomb threats on Wednesday, said police.

A Delhi Police officer said a threat was received by Indigo airlines around 4 pm via an email, which mentioned that a bomb was placed at Terminal 3 of the IGIA, apart from airports in Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Goa. However, after initial checks, the bomb scare was declared a hoax, the officer added.

Three fire tenders were dispatched to the airport after the threat.

The incident comes as the Capital remains on a high alert two days after a high-intensity blast ripped through a slow-moving car near Gate Number 1 of the Red Fort Metro station on Monday evening, killing at least nine persons.