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Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai due to bomb threat, lands safely

Following the threat email, the authorities decided to divert the flight to Mumbai, where the aircraft landed safely, a police official said.

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HYDERABAD: A Kuwait-Hyderabad IndiGo flight was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday following a bomb threat email, police said here.

The flight landed safely in Mumbai, they said.

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here received the threat email claiming that "certain anti-social elements are planning to carry out an attack using remote-controlled explosive devices on board the flight once it lands in Hyderabad".

Following the threat email, the authorities decided to divert the flight to Mumbai, where the aircraft landed safely, a police official said.

Security checking was conducted, and nothing suspicious was found, he said. Further investigation is on.

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