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A major security alert was triggered at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International (RGIA) Airport on Saturday after it received a threat email claiming that there was a “human bomb" onboard an IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad, prompting authorities to divert the aircraft to Mumbai, where it landed safely, police said.

The email, sent around 5:25 am on November 1, claimed that LTTE-ISI operatives were planning a large-scale attack like the 1984 Madras (now Chennai) airport bomb blast, prompting authorities to initiate emergency protocols, news agency PTI reported.

According to officials, the email was sent to the airport’s customer support from an address linked to an individual identified as Papaita Rajan. The subject line read: “Prevent landing of IndiGO 68

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