Boom unnerves Tirupur folks

Coimbatore: Panicked residents rushed out of their houses in Tirupur after a loud bang was heard around 10.30am on Thursday.
While police and district administration officials maintained that it was sonic boom caused by a Tejas fighter jet from the Sulur Air Force Station, the station ruled out the possibility.
The noise was heard in areas like Tirupur city, Kangeyam, Palladam, Arulpuram, Avinashipalayam, Pongalur, Koduvai and Anupparpalayam. Tirupur collector K Vijayakarthikeyan and superintendent of police Disha Mittal, who were in their offices, also heard the boom.
The collector tweeted that it was most likely sonic boom caused by a supersonic aircraft and requested people not to spread rumours.
When contacted by the district administration, Sulur Air Force Station officials ruled out the involvement of supersonic aircraft as none were in the air at that time.
Residents of Bengaluru had heard a loud noise on May 20, which was later confirmed as the sonic boom of an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft.
IAF’s No 18 squadron, the second squadron of Tejas fighters, was operationalized in the Sulur station on Wednesday.