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Bomb hoax at Lukla Airport

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KATHMANDU, Feb 29: The Lukla Airport in Solukhumbu district was closed briefly on Monday morning following a bomb hoax.  

Speculations were made about a possible bomb after a cargo was discovered with a letter mentioning that it contains a ‘sensitive object’.An aircraft of Simrik Air had landed at the airport from Kathmandu with the cargo this morning. A bomb disposal team then scanned the cargo.

A high-ranking official at Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said that the team didn’t find any ‘sensitive object’ in the cargo.




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