Government Spokesman Vijitha Herath says that the recent bomb scares on Indian flights are suspected to be attempts of sabotage.
Addressing the post-Cabinet Media briefing held today, Minister Vijitha Herath revealed that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and State Intelligence Service (SIS) were probing the matter.
He further said that the National Security Council is also scheduled to convene today for a discussion on the continuous flight bomb scares.
According to Indian Media, in 14 days, more than 350 flights operated by Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats.
The most recent bomb scare related to a Sri Lankan-bound flight was reported yesterday at the Katunayake Airport.
An Indian aircraft made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last afternoon due to a bomb threat, marking the third such incident in recent days.
Similar bomb threats were also reported on October 19 and 24, where two Vistara flights from Mumbai to Katunayake were also forced to make emergency landings.
