A company plane Russian Azur Air with 244 people on board made an emergency landing at an Indian military airbase following a bomb warning, authorities said Tuesday.
The aircraft from Moscow and bound for Goa (southwestern India) landed at Jamnagar Army Air Basein the Indian state of Gujarat, indicated security and diplomatic sources.
According to local media, the plane, with 236 passengers and eight crewdiverted from its route when the airline Azur Air received an email warning of a bomb on board the ship.
“All people on board are safe. The authorities proceed to an in-depth inspection of the plane,” the Russian embassy in India said on Twitter on Tuesday.
An anti-terrorist unit is searching the plane and luggage, but “Nothing suspicious has been found so far,” local police told AFP.
Due to the sanctions imposed on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, many Russians travel to India, especially the beaches on the coast of Goa, for sightseeing. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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