JKIA temporarily closed after passenger sounds false bomb alarmJKIA temporarily closed down after passenger sounds false bomb alarm. It is alleged that the passenger mentioned the word ‘bomb’ during the argument, causing a scare in the plane, which was getting ready for take-off. SEE ALSO :KQ bid to manage airport opposedI feel for people who are flying out of JKIA especially on KQ or Jambo Jet. And now that JKIA is temporarily shut, I can only imagine their misery compounded. — Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) (@Asmali77) April 17, 2019This forced the airport to be closed temporarily as police conducted a search that lasted the better part of the afternoon.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2019 13:39 UTC