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medium securityVERIFIEDLowered from high by a second read

Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after hijack threat note found onboard

📍 Lucknow, IN·🕐 3h ago·3 outlets

Flight 6E-451 had departed from Terminal 1 of KIA when cabin crew members found the note that said “This flight is going to hijack at 6.30, ignore and see the consequences”

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cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Bengaluru-to-Lucknow IndiGo hijack-threat emergency and return, adding details such as the note's text and flight number without contradicting Report 1.

25m ago
corroborationconfirmed80%

Also reported by aninews.in (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

1h ago
second readlowered50%

[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Flight diverted after hijack threat note found; no casualties, a security incident and disruption but not mass harm or confirmed attack. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

2h ago
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87%

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