Kolkata: A handwritten note near a women’s washroom at the airport, claiming a bomb was planted at one of the entrances, on Friday led to an extensive search operation, which continued till late afternoon. No suspicious object was found and the threat was declared a hoax.The note, written on a piece of tissue paper, mentioned a specific gate number. Airport authorities were alerted immediately, prompting police, CISF personnel and the bomb squad to launch searches across the premises, including the spot mentioned.But passengers were not inconvenienced and flight operations remained unaffected, said an airport official.Police questioned the cleaning staff member who spotted the note. They are also scanning CCTV footage to check for people present on the spot before and after the note was found, including those who used the washroom around that time.A similar scare was reported on Oct 8, when airport authorities received an email, threatening a bomb blast. The message claimed an explosive was planted inside the airport and could detonate at any moment. But no suspicious object or explosive was found in the search that followed.
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