New Delhi (Sputnik): A bomb threat alarm was raised on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ 423 flying from Mumbai to Singapore in the wee hours of Tuesday. The alert ultimately turned out to be a hoax, reports media agency ANI.
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A Singapore Airlines flight landed safely at the Changi Airport in Singapore after the pilot raised a bomb threat alert that later turned out to be a hoax.
The Singapore-bound flight was carrying 262 passengers onboard.
Singaporean air force jets escorted the flight to Changi Airport at around 8:00 am local time where the flight had to make an emergency landing.
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The disembarking passengers were made to go through security checks. The police have detained one woman and a child for questioning.