Spicejet plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata after alleged terror scare
May 5th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANIKolkata, May 5 (ANI): A Spicejet plane made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport on Wednesday following a terror scare.
Initial reports quoted airport officials as saying that two male passengers traveling on the Pune-Delhi-Kolkata SG-203 flight were overheard discussing a hijacking plan.
Flight crew said one of the suspicious males was dressed as a woman.
The plane made a priority landing in Kolkata and was taken to an isolated spot. The two suspects were taken off the aircraft and handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for interrogation. Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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