Chennai: A red alert was sounded at the Chennai airport following a bomb threat early today.
According to sources, security was heightened in the airport premises after an information from New Delhi airport conveyed that an explosion may take place at the premises.
The New Delhi airport police control room warned the city airport that a woman passenger boarding a flight from Chennai to Saudi Arabia was carrying an explosive substance.
Following this, an emergency meeting took place at the Chennai airport involving officials of the Airports Authority of India, Central Industrial Security Force, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, intelligence agencies and others, reports said.
The city airport had come under intense security cover a few days ago for Independence day and due to the scrapping of special status of Jammu & Kashmir.
Security personnel carried out randoms checks at vehicles in the airport and the screening process of passengers was enhanced.