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Security at Mumbai airport tightened after hijack threat

Mumbai, Feb 23 (UNI) Security in and around the country's busiest Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) was tightened following a threat to hijack an Air India aircraft, official sources said here on Saturday.
The call was made to the AI Mumbai Airport Operation Control Centre late on Friday night, threatening to hijack an aircraft to Pakistan.
"Though it has been classified as a 'non-specific threat', we have taken it seriously, in view of current situation. Since the caller has not given details of any particular flight that may be targeted, we presume it can apply to any Air India flight anywhere in the country," the sourcess at the airport said.
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