{
  "id": 15897832,
  "title": "UPDATE | King Phalo Airport bomb threat declared false alarm as police hunt caller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/update-king-phalo-airport-bomb-threat-declared-false-alarm-as-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-21-update-king-phalo-airport-bomb-threat-declared-false-alarm-as-police-hunt-caller/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": ": A bomb threat that triggered a security operation at King Phalo Airport in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday has been declared a false alarm after police found no explosives or suspicious objects on the aircraft or in the luggage. SAPS has opened a criminal case and is investigating to trace the caller.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Bomb threat at King Phalo Airport found to be a false alarm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bomb-threat-at-king-phalo-airport-found-to-be-a-false-alarm",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:50:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}