Delhi airport, High Court get bomb threat day before Independence Day
As India prepared to commemorate its Independence Day, bomb threats rattled several key locations in Delhi on August 14, 2026. The Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Delhi High Court were among the establishments targeted. The threats followed a series of warnings that included references to a "Khalistan" and a potential blast on the same day as the national holiday.
Police, bomb disposal units, fire department personnel, and emergency response teams were quickly mobilized to secure the sites. However, officials quickly dismissed the threats as "fake," stating that everything was under control and bomb squads and sniffer dogs had searched the premises. The anonymous sender of the threats, whose email was addressed to various government offices, included names associated with pro-Khalistan sentiment and demanded action against Congress leaders linked to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence.
The message, written in Punjabi, contained references to the Red Fort, the Prime Minister, and the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah.
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