Bomb threat, search underway on plane!
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Published: 01:07 22 January 2025
A bomb threat has been received on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Rome, Italy to Dhaka. The threat was reported by an unknown number to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Airport Executive Director Group Captain Kamrul Islam confirmed the matter. He said that flight BG-356 made an emergency landing at Shahjalal Airport at 9:20 am local time this morning. The 250 passengers and 13 crew on board the flight were safely evacuated from the plane and brought to the airport terminal.
Authorities said that a bomb disposal unit and joint forces will be deployed to confirm the existence of a possible bomb on the plane.
Airport authorities are on high alert regarding this situation and a detailed investigation is underway.
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