Note with threat to blow up flight found at Ahmedabad airport; probe underway

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The cleaning staff at Ahmedabad airport found a bomb threat letter on board an international flight that landed in the city on Monday morning. This prompted the authorities to conduct a thorough search of the aircraft.

"Nothing suspicious has been found so far on the Jeddah-Ahmedabad flight that landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport," an official said.

According to Sharad Singhal, joint commissioner of police, Crime Branch, several teams including the local police, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and security agencies searched the aircraft after the threat letter was found. "A flight carrying passengers from Jeddah landed at the Ahmedabad airport in the morning. After all the passengers alighted, the cleaning staff found a note with a threat to blow up the flight. Local police, along with security agencies, have started the investigation."

The official said forensic experts have also been called to match the fingerprints and handwriting of passengers to check if any of them was behind the act.

"We will check the fingerprints and handwriting of each passenger. As of now, nothing suspicious has been found," he added.