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Analysis: How Hoax Bomb Threats Are Damaging India's Aviation Industry
India's aviation industry is going through a nightmare of flight disruptions after a series of bomb threats that turned out to be fake. The government has launched crisis management efforts after more than 130 hoax calls in nine days.
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More Flights Receive Bomb Threats, Emergency Landing Protocols Activated
Several flights across India received bomb threats yet again today, prompting the authorities to activate emergency protocols and pilots to land their aircraft before reaching their destinations.
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Russian Pranksters Release Hoax Video Call With UK's David Cameron About Ukraine
Russian pranksters who often target people the Russian state is interested in released footage on Wednesday of a video call with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron after tricking him into thinking he was speaking to a former Ukrainian president.
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Uttarakhand Boy, 13, Sent Bomb Threat Email To Delhi Airport "For Fun", Detained
A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight, police said on Sunday.
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David Cameron Falls For Hoax Call, Thought It Was Ex Ukraine President: Report
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron held a video call and exchanged text messages with someone who impersonated former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to the BBC.
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Man Arrested For Bomb Hoax Call To Blow Up 2 Mumbai Railway Stations
A man was arrested after he allegedly called up the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar police control room saying bombs had been planted at Dadar and Kalyan railway stations and explosions would be triggered, which turned out to be a hoax, an official said.
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"Terrorists Sneaked Into Mumbai": Man Arrested Over Hoax Call On 26/11 Anniversary
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax call to Mumbai Police on the anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks on Sunday and claiming that three terrorists had entered the city, an official said.
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Indian-Origin Woman Charged For Making Hoax Calls To Singapore Police
A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman was charged in Singapore on Thursday for making hoax calls to the police, including one about a friend's attempted suicide.
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Man Arrested For Hoax Call About "Terror Attack" At Mumbai's Taj Hotel
The caller identified himself as "Mukesh Singh" from Ghaziabad and claimed that two Pakistani nationals were about to enter Mumbai.
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Drunk Man's Bomb Hoax Call Triggers Searches At Secretariat In Mumbai
Bomb detection personnel searched the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai after police received a phone call about an explosive being placed in the high-security complex, but it turned out to be a false alarm, an official said.
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Man, 43, Arrested Over Hoax Bomb Call At Hyderabad's Income Tax Offices
Police conducted searches at the I-T offices on June 12 and concluded it to be a hoax call.
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Cops Receive Hoax Call About Pak Terrorists In Mumbai, Caller Not Traced
The caller told the police that the "terrorist" trio was involved in illegal activities and also provided the registration number of the vehicle they are purportedly using, police said.
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Angry With Railway Cop, Man's Hoax Call To Pune Station On Terror Attack
Security was tightened at the Pune railway station after the police control room here received a call informing about a possible terrorist attack, but it turned out to be a hoax, an official said on Saturday.
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Watch: A 'Zelensky' Prank On Harry Potter Author JK Rowling
'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling has become the latest victim of a hoax by Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus who tricked the former into believing she was having a video call with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Man Arrested For Bomb Hoax Call In Delhi-Bengaluru Train, Say Cops: Report
Police have arrested a man who on Tuesday allegedly made a hoax call to the Railways saying a "bomb" had been planted in a Bengaluru-bound train, police said.
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Analysis: How Hoax Bomb Threats Are Damaging India's Aviation Industry
India's aviation industry is going through a nightmare of flight disruptions after a series of bomb threats that turned out to be fake. The government has launched crisis management efforts after more than 130 hoax calls in nine days.
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More Flights Receive Bomb Threats, Emergency Landing Protocols Activated
Several flights across India received bomb threats yet again today, prompting the authorities to activate emergency protocols and pilots to land their aircraft before reaching their destinations.
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Russian Pranksters Release Hoax Video Call With UK's David Cameron About Ukraine
Russian pranksters who often target people the Russian state is interested in released footage on Wednesday of a video call with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron after tricking him into thinking he was speaking to a former Ukrainian president.
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Uttarakhand Boy, 13, Sent Bomb Threat Email To Delhi Airport "For Fun", Detained
A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight, police said on Sunday.
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David Cameron Falls For Hoax Call, Thought It Was Ex Ukraine President: Report
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron held a video call and exchanged text messages with someone who impersonated former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to the BBC.
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Man Arrested For Bomb Hoax Call To Blow Up 2 Mumbai Railway Stations
A man was arrested after he allegedly called up the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar police control room saying bombs had been planted at Dadar and Kalyan railway stations and explosions would be triggered, which turned out to be a hoax, an official said.
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"Terrorists Sneaked Into Mumbai": Man Arrested Over Hoax Call On 26/11 Anniversary
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax call to Mumbai Police on the anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks on Sunday and claiming that three terrorists had entered the city, an official said.
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Indian-Origin Woman Charged For Making Hoax Calls To Singapore Police
A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman was charged in Singapore on Thursday for making hoax calls to the police, including one about a friend's attempted suicide.
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Man Arrested For Hoax Call About "Terror Attack" At Mumbai's Taj Hotel
The caller identified himself as "Mukesh Singh" from Ghaziabad and claimed that two Pakistani nationals were about to enter Mumbai.
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Drunk Man's Bomb Hoax Call Triggers Searches At Secretariat In Mumbai
Bomb detection personnel searched the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai after police received a phone call about an explosive being placed in the high-security complex, but it turned out to be a false alarm, an official said.
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Man, 43, Arrested Over Hoax Bomb Call At Hyderabad's Income Tax Offices
Police conducted searches at the I-T offices on June 12 and concluded it to be a hoax call.
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Cops Receive Hoax Call About Pak Terrorists In Mumbai, Caller Not Traced
The caller told the police that the "terrorist" trio was involved in illegal activities and also provided the registration number of the vehicle they are purportedly using, police said.
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Angry With Railway Cop, Man's Hoax Call To Pune Station On Terror Attack
Security was tightened at the Pune railway station after the police control room here received a call informing about a possible terrorist attack, but it turned out to be a hoax, an official said on Saturday.
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Watch: A 'Zelensky' Prank On Harry Potter Author JK Rowling
'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling has become the latest victim of a hoax by Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus who tricked the former into believing she was having a video call with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Man Arrested For Bomb Hoax Call In Delhi-Bengaluru Train, Say Cops: Report
Police have arrested a man who on Tuesday allegedly made a hoax call to the Railways saying a "bomb" had been planted in a Bengaluru-bound train, police said.
