Bomb threat for Delhi-bound flight, turns out to be hoax
New Delhi, Jan 24: SpiceJet on Wednesday received a bomb threat call for its Darbhanga-Delhi flight with more than 200 passengers that later turned out to be hoax and the aircraft landed safely at the airport in the national capital, officials said.
"A call was received at the SpiceJet reservation office about a bomb in the aircraft operating flight SG 8496 from Darbhanga to Delhi. The flight landed safely at Delhi airport at 6pm and the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay," an airline spokesperson said in a statement.
An airport source said a full emergency for the SpiceJet aircraft was declared at the airport in the evening. There were around 210 passengers onboard the aircraft, the source added.
A Delhi police officer said an inquiry was conducted and it was found that the threat was bogus.
The airline said passengers were deplaned safely and that the "aircraft is undergoing a thorough search by security agencies".
Details about the number of passengers in the aircraft could not be immediately ascertained.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
