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Hijack threat on Air India flight in Kolkata

Verified: 11 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 5 of them from India.

📍 Kolkata, IN·🕐 1d ago·11 outlets

The message, warning of a potential hijacking, was scrawled directly onto a lavatory mirror, sources say

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✓ Verified · 11 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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This report links 7 of the story's 11 outlets

bdnews24.com· National ↗The Hindu· National ↗udaipurkiran.com ↗The New Indian Express· National ↗AZERTAC· News agency · state media ↗Hindustan Times· National ↗The Tribune (India)· National ↗

The story so far · 10 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 8:07 AM UTC

5 outlets from India, where the story is: Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express, The Hindu and 2 more · how we count

Nov 11, 7:39 AM UTCFirst report
Hijack threat note found in Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight; aircraft taken to isolation bay thehindu.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 8:07 AM UTC · +28 min
Nov 11, 9:11 AM UTC+2 h
Air India Flight Threatens Hijack, Passengers Safe udaipurkiran.com ↗
Nov 11, 9:16 AM UTC+2 h
Hijack threat reported against Mumbai-bound Air India aircraft azertag.az ↗
Nov 11, 10:11 AM UTC+3 h· you’re reading this
Hijack threat on Air India flight in Kolkatabdnews24.com ↗
Nov 12, 5:30 AM UTC+22 h
Passenger held over hijack threat to Mumbai-bound Air India flight at Kolkata airport hindustantimes.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 6:16 AM UTC+23 h
Passenger apprehended over hoax hijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai flight tribuneindia.com ↗
Nov 12, 6:46 AM UTC+23 h
Passenger held over hijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight thehindu.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 7:17 AM UTC+24 h
Passenger held over hoax hijack threat to Air India flight in Kolkata newindianexpress.com (again) ↗

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[Claude] Report 2 describes the same Air India Kolkata hijack-threat note, adding that it was scrawled on a lavatory mirror, which does not conflict with Report 1.

14h ago

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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both describe the same Kolkata Air India hijack threat, adding follow-up detail like deplaning and isolation without contradicting Report 1.

1d ago

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Reliability

97%

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