False Bomb Threat Reported in Cairo Int’l Airport

Published September 17th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A state of emergency was declared Sunday in Cairo International Airport after authorities received a call from an anonymous source, saying there were explosives in control tower. 

But it was a false threat, said Al Ahram newspaper, adding that the state of emergency lasted for two hours. 

Police dogs were used in the search for the explosives – Albawaba.com