A Dubai-bound Emirates plane with 356 passengers on board was grounded in Mumbai on Sunday after a terror threat was called in, according to an Indian website.
The flight EK 505 was grounded after an anonymous call was received saying that there were suspected terrorists on the plane, a Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) spokesperson said.
All the passengers were deplaned and a thorough checking of the passengers and luggage was carried out by the Indian security agencies, according to a report on the website of The Times of India daily.
‘‘One or two passengers have been held back and they are being questioned by the security agencies,’’ the spokesperson added.
According to the police, the caller, who identified himself as Suresh Chavan, claimed one of the passengers on board by the name of Shahbaz Khan was an ‘‘Al-Qaida’’ terrorist.
Source: www.timesofindia.com, India, February 7, 2010
