Kingfisher flight bomb contains sulphur

TPURAM: The crude bomb found on a Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram flight on Sunday contained sulphur, aluminium powder, potassium chlorate and two wicks, reported Times Now news channel.

The report said forensic results of the bomb confirmed the presence of these chemicals and materials.

A country-made bomb was found on the flight on Sunday morning, triggering an alarm. It was wrapped in a Malayalam newspaper.

An unclaimed package, in which the explosive, which was reportedly a low-intensity bomb, was eventually found, sparked a bomb scare on the Kingfisher IT 4731 flight.

The aircraft was immediately moved to the isolation bay and the package containing the explosive material was removed and defused by putting it in water, the sources said.

A thorough check of the aircraft was carried out by security agencies with the help of local police.

The plane, which landed at 8 am here after taking off from Bangalore at 6.25 am, had 27 passengers and four crew.

The ATR-72 has a capacity of 48 passengers.

Reports said probe has begun to identify the passengers, security personnel and crew members of the flight.

The package was noticed in the cargo section of the aircraft when all passengers deplaned at the Thiruvananthapuram airport.