New Delhi station searched after bomb threat

Authorities on Monday searched all incoming and departing trains at the busy New Delhi railway station after an anonymous caller warned a bomb would go off.

The search spread across the 16 platforms began after a telephone call was received at 4.10 a.m. and went on for about five hours. The caller said the bomb was placed inside one of the trains, a senior railway official said.

The Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force carried out the search, Northern Railway spokesperson Neeraj Sharma told IANS.

--IANS

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