Bomb threat on Dhaka-bound Malaysia Airlines plane turns out to be hoax: Airport official
The Hindu
The top HSIA official declined to identify the caller source but said the Rapid Action Battalion, an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police, received the call.
A bomb threat, which forced a Malaysia Airlines flight with 135 passengers on board to make an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport, turned out to be a hoax, a senior airport official said on Thursday.
The Dhaka-bound MH-196 flight from Kuala Lumpur landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 9.38 p.m. local time on December 1 amid tight security at the airport and the runway, HSIA Executive Director Group Captain AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan told reporters.
Following the threat call, commandos and security agencies were positioned at the airport along with firefighters and ambulances.