Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik International Airport on Monday evening received a bomb threat from an unknown caller for a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight. Emergency procedures were followed. The flight had 168 passengers and eight crew members on board. Passengers were de-boarded and frisked. The plane was thoroughly scanned. The flight had not taken off till the time of going to press. TNN
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