BOMB DISCOVERED AT CHINGIS KHAAN AIRPORT
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Mongolia : With the information that a possible bomb was found at the Chingis Khaan International Airport, we headed there on Friday morning to see for ourselves.When we arrived at the airport at 08:40 in the morning, we found all the provincial and international flights on hold and the waiting hall was packed with passengers.
A “possible” bomb was discovered and hence a state of emergency was announced. All the operations were stopped and the passengers, airport workers and the friends and family who came to say goodbye to the passengers were all in a state of panic.
A total of 162 personnel consisting of people from General Intelligence Agency,the State Investigation Office, the National Emergency Management Agency, the General Authority for Border Protection, the Information Management Center and Chingis Khaan Airport authority arrived to search and investigate the place where the bomb was found.
The Explosive Item Search and Disposal Squad of Armed Force division 084 took the explosive a safe distance from the airport and neutralized it at 09:10 and transferred the item to the General Intelligence Agency, Criminal Policy Department and State Investigation Office’s investigative team assigned for this case.
We tried to clarify details about the item with the Armed Force division 084 officials, who informed us, “We have neutralized a small size military explosive that is used for training purposes, which was found in the bin near the passenger registration hall of the airport. It is not very big in size. About the size of a thumb and there was a wire attached to one end that was supposed to ignite the explosive."
"This item is only used to make loud noises. After neutralizing the explosive, we conducted a search of all of the planes and didn’t find anything suspicious – hence all the flights were carried out as usual. Details about the explosive such as who planted it with what purpose and its source will be investigated by the investigative team of police and intelligence agency. Our assignment was to defuse it and we have executed it.”
27/08/2012 : B.Khash Erdene / UB Post.
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