India, June 30 -- An email bomb threat sent to the official account at Pune International Airport triggered panic among passengers and airport staff in the early hours of Sunday. The message, received at 1:25 am on June 29, claimed that powerful explosives had been planted in backpacks around the airport premises and on planes, and warned of mass casualties if immediate evacuation wasn't carried out. Upon investigation, it turned out to be a hoax, said officials.

The threat email was written in English and signed by individuals identifying themselves as "Roadkill" and "Kyo," claiming to be behind what they called a "terror attack," officials said.

According to the FIR lodged at the airport police station by Adnan Mazhar Shaikh, 24, a cu...