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Threat to blow up Rafale air base in Ambala

Aug 23, 2020 4:18 AM

A letter to blow up the Indian Air Force station in Ambala, Haryana, where the first batch of five Rafale aircraft is stationed, was received by authorities, police said on Saturday.

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The letter was received on Friday after which the authorities lodged a complaint with the nearby police station, a police official told IANS.

As a precaution and to ensure safety security has been beefed up at the Ambala station, he added.

"The letter appears to be a hoax and the handiwork of some mischief-mongers," a senior police official told IANS.

The airbase is surrounded by villages, including Dhulkot, Baldev Nagar, Garnala and Panjokhara and the National Highway 1-A.

First Published:Aug 23, 2020 1:18 PM IST

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