Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- An aircraft that arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)was subjected to a special security inspection following a false report claiming that several suspicious individuals were on board.

The information was received in relation to a flight that arrived at the BIA from Doha at 8.27 a.m. today (28), carrying 245 passengers.

According to reports, an email had been sent to the official email address of the BIA stating that four individuals on board were preparing to carry out an explosion.

In response, airport authorities contacted the pilot of the aircraft to inquire about the situation. However, the pilot confirmed that there was no such security threat on board.

Despite the confirmation, after the...