Knife scare on Kingfisher flight

Chennai: In a security scare, a knife was found in a toilet of a Colombo-bound Kingfisher Airlines plane shortly before take-off today during a security check at the airport here.
The five-inch long kitchen knife was found by the cleaning staff in a dustbin of the toilet located on the rear side of the plane at around 1200 hrs, official sources said tonight. The Flight IT-232 had earlier arrived from New Delhi.
The staff informed the airport authorities who did a thorough anti-sabotage check of the aircraft. The airplane was later allowed to took off for Colombo, the sources said.
The security agencies were still trying to ascertain how the knife found is way into the aircraft.
14/02/10 Press Trust of India

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Categories: Airports Feb 2010, Kingfisher Feb 2010, Safety Feb 2010