All airports in Philippines tighten security over bomb threat

 

The Philippine Civil Aviation Authority (CAAP) has put all commercial airports in the country on heightened alert after air traffic services received an email with a bomb threat, reported Sputnik quoting Philippine media reports today.

The threat said that a bomb had been planted on one of the planes en route from the capital of Manila to other airports, the ABS-CBN broadcaster reported.

The information is being checked, but immediate action has been taken at all the airports, the CAAP said.

The measures include increasing the number of airport security personnel and tightening passenger and luggage screening in cooperation with the police and military.

- Bernama-Sputnik