The information conveyed over the phone suggested that two passengers on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka on Wednesday were carrying bombs. Although the authorities could not verify it with Malaysia Airlines or from any intelligence report, they did not take the threat lightly. As the Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 135 passengers landed at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport around 9:40 pm, the security staff combed through the baggage and searched each passenger for around three and a half hours. “We contacted the Malaysia Airlines authorities and told them about the matter. But the airport authorities made sure that all the protocols related to a bomb threat were followed even if it turned out to be a false alarm, according to Touhid-ul.

Source: bd News24 December 02, 2021 10:48 UTC