'Suspicious' material found at Delhi airport; Bomb squad identifies it as car spare parts
Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BBDS) reached the spot and found the materials to be Maruti spare parts. Later, BDDS declared it threat negative.
The cargo terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) was reportedly cordoned off after the recovery of a suspicious material on Wednesday.
An alert was sounded after authorities received a call about a "suspicious material". Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BBDS) reached the spot and found the materials to be car spare parts. Later, BDDS declared the threat as negative, reports ANI.
#UPDATE: Maruti spare parts have been recovered from Delhi airport cargo terminal which was cordoned off; BDDS declares it negative. pic.twitter.com/hZOtMIB9x0
— ANI (@ANI_news) 2 August 2017
Likewise, a "suspicious" balloon reported at the the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi which belonged to the met office in January this year.
Police said the call centre of the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) received a call about spotting of the big balloon following which the airport was put on alert.
Delhi clarified that the so called suspicious baloon is of the Met Department and requested people not to panic.
(With agency inputs)