The Bomb Scare That Made 18 Officers In Hazmat Suits Happy
The 18 officers in hazmat suits were expecting something a little more lethal.
By Mei Mei Chu — 14 Feb 2014, 12:43 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
An Indian Budget Carrier, IndiGo, Made An Emergency Landing In KLIA After A Mysterious Package Found In The Toilet Triggered A Bomb Scare On 13 February 2014
An Indian Budget Carrier, IndiGo, Had An Emergency Landing In KLIA After A Mysterious Package In The Toilet Triggered A Bombscare.
Image via tqn.comKUALA LUMPUR: A bomb scare aboard an Indian budget carrier that was forced to land at the KL International Airport had disposal experts barging into a toilet where a cabin crew had spotted a mysterious package.
thestar.com.my144 Passengers Were Evacuated From The Plane And 18 Officers In Hazmat Suits Were Dispatched To Investigate The Package
An aircraft toilet similar to one in which a package believed to contain gold bars was found.
Image via news.com.auA cabin crew member of the IndiGo flight from Singapore to Chennai had spotted the package in the toilet of the aircraft and thought it could be chemicals or a bomb.
The crew decided to ground the airplane and all 144 passengers were evacuated upon landing at the KLIA at around 7.30am yesterday.
thestar.com.myWhen They Unwrapped The Package, They Found Three Gold Bars
“We sent in 18 officers in hazmat suits to investigate the package. We handled the package carefully and slowly unwrapped the ragged cloth covering it ... only to find gold!” Mohd Sani said the gold bars each measured 5.1x15.2cm and weighed less than 1kg.
thestar.com.my"It was not chemicals. It was bars of gold stashed inside paper wrappings. It was a very weird find. We don't know where it came from or who brought it on board. Police are questioning the passengers now," Harul said.
Police Believes It Could Be An Attempt To Smuggle Gold Into India
Sepang acting OCPD Deputy Supt Zaldino Zaludin said officers had questioned the cabin crew members and some passengers of the plane, before its flight resumed at around 2pm.
“We believe it was an attempt to smuggle the gold into India.
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