Team News Riveting
New Delhi, May 3
The Sri Lankan police on Saturday searched a flight arriving here from Chennai to Colombo after being tipped-off that a suspect linked to the Pahalgam terror attack could be on board.
The SriLankan Airlines said that Flight UL 122, operated by aircraft 4R-ALS, which landed at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo from Chennai at 11.59 am today, underwent a comprehensive security inspection upon arrival. “The search was conducted in coordination with local authorities following an alert from the Chennai Area Control Centre concerning a suspect wanted in India who was believed to be on board,” the airlines said in a statement.
Following a thorough inspection, the aircraft was cleared for further operations. However, the mandatory security procedure resulted in a delay to the subsequent scheduled service, Flight UL 308 to Singapore.
On April 22, terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The security agencies probing the incident had identified five terrorists — including three Pakistani nationals — behind the massacre.
