Suspected Explosives In Abandoned Bag Triggered Scare At Delhi Airport

New Delhi: A bag with suspected RDX triggered  a major security scare at the Delhi airport in the early hours of Friday.

Meanwhile, security at the airport has been tightened.

Accordig to reports, a black bag was first detected around 1 am in the arrival area of the airport’s Terminal-3.

News Agency PTI has reported that the contents of the bag may be explosive or RDX. It was checked by an explosive detector and a sniffer dog. The exact nature of the explosive is being ascertained.

“The bag was removed with the help of CISF and shifted to another place. It has not been opened yet. It seems like there are some electric wire inside it. We have increased the security of the airport premises,” said Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Airport).

The incident caused panic at the airport as passengers were not allowed to exit the terminal for some time, sources at some airlines said.

Officials said the CISF and Delhi Police carried out a complete anti-sabotage check of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.