Bomb threat at Kochi Airport

, Dec 11: Police and CISF personnel are on high alert at the Kochi

at nearby Nedumbassery following an anonymous call on Tuesday morning that a bomb had been planted there. The call was received at the Air India office at the Airport around 6.45 AM.

No specific area or location was mentioned, Airport Director A K C Nair told PTI. The Airport area was thoroughly checked by bomb and dog squad but nothing has been found so far, he said. Nair said the call was made from a BSNL mobile phone. All flights were checked thoroughly and this would continue through out the day, he said.

Sources say policemen are investigations the matter. Further details are awaited.

PTI