New Delhi/Colombo, May 4 -- A massive search operation was undertaken at the Colombo airport this noon after a tip-off from India that six suspects believed to be involved in the Pahalgam terror attack had reached Sri Lanka on board a flight from Chennai.

SriLankan Airlines said flight UL122 was subjected to a comprehensive security search upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport at 11:59 am.

Indian authorities had alerted Sri Lanka that six Pahalgam suspects were onboard the flight, said a police spokesperson. The suspects are believed to have taken a SriLankan Airlines flight to Colombo, he added.

Local reports suggest the Sri Lanka Police, Sri Lanka Air Force, and airport security units jointly carried out the search o...