Bangalore: In a mock exercise conducted Tuesday at the Bangalore international airport, the hijack of a Dubai-bound aircraft was foiled without bloodshed though a passenger was "killed" and two others "injured".
"The anti-hijack mock drill was enacted to verify alertness and preparedness to handle unlawful interference to civil aviation operations at the Bangalore airport," Additional Chief Secretary S.K. Pattanayak told reporters after the exercise that took hundreds of passengers and visitors by surprise for a while.
The hijack drama was thwarted by the skilful handling of the situation, which involved various allied agencies, including Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Security Guard (NSG), National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL), Airports Authority of India and the state intelligence.
17/09/13 NewsTrackIndia
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"The anti-hijack mock drill was enacted to verify alertness and preparedness to handle unlawful interference to civil aviation operations at the Bangalore airport," Additional Chief Secretary S.K. Pattanayak told reporters after the exercise that took hundreds of passengers and visitors by surprise for a while.
The hijack drama was thwarted by the skilful handling of the situation, which involved various allied agencies, including Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Security Guard (NSG), National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL), Airports Authority of India and the state intelligence.
17/09/13 NewsTrackIndia
