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Philippines puts 42 airports on heightened alert following bomb warnings

By Reuters   October 5, 2023 | 11:46 pm PT
Philippines puts 42 airports on heightened alert following bomb warnings
Passengers queue at airline counters in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 2, 2023. Photo by Reuters
The Philippines placed 42 airports on heightened alert following bomb threats, its civil aviation authority said on Friday.

It said "immediate enhanced security measures" were being implemented across all Philippine commercial airports while the threat was being validated. The threats were sent by email and for flights to Cebu, Bicol, Davao and Palawan, it said.

 
 
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