A British Airways flight from London to Hyderabad received a bomb threat via email, prompting a security scare at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. All 212 passengers were evacuated safely. No explosives were found, and police confirmed it was a hoax.

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Monday after a bomb threat was received for a British Airways flight (BA 277) arriving from London.

As per available information, an anonymous person had sent an email to the aviation authorities claiming that a bomb had been planted on the aircraft that landed in Hyderabad at 5.30 am, carrying about 212 passengers on board.

Authorities immediately evacuated all passengers safely and cordoned off the aircraft. The CISF bomb disposal squads and local police carried

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