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Messages in Turkish language were posted on the official Twitter handle

Air India’s official Twitter account was hacked early in the morning on Thursday for many hours before being restored, the airline has said.

Messages in Turkish language were posted on the official Twitter handle @airindiain, said an Air India spokesperson

All the malicious contents posted on the handle have been removed and the official handle has now been restored, he added.

One of the posts by the hackers read, “Last minute important announcement. All our flights have been cancelled. From now on, we will fly with Turkish Airlines’

Air India has 1,46,000 followers on Twitter.

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