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1st LD Writethru: Unidentified objects found at Mumbai airport

Xinhua, May 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Five unidentified objects were spotted at the airport in Mumbai, triggering a security scare, local TV channels reported on Monday.

The objects were spotted by an airport staffer who alerted the air traffic controllers, the reports said quoting sources.

A passenger flight of a private airlines aborted takeoff after it was informed about the objects, which are suspected to be parachutes, according to the reports.

Some reports also said those were sky lanterns, but there was no official confirmation about it.

According to Indian aviation rules, paragliding, hot balloons, drones, sky lanterns are prohibited near airport premises.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, the reports said. Endi