A ‘live’ explosive device was found in an unattended bag near a ticket counter of the departure gate of the airport here on Monday and later defused at a nearby open ground, police said.
“According to the preliminary reports, a live bomb was found at the Mangaluru Airport today,” Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said as the incident created a scare ahead of the Republic Day.
A top Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official said the device resembled a low intensity improvised explosive device (IED).
