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Man charged with Mumbai airport bomb threat 'said Bombay'
An Indian man charged with making an airport bomb threat says he was misheard when asking about his Bombay-to-Delhi flight.
Vinod Moorjani, 45, is accused of saying "bomb hai" [there is a bomb] during a call with the authorities at Mumbai International Airport on Sunday.
But he says he was asking about the status of his "Bom-Del" flight. Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay.
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But Mr Moorjani, a businessman and CEO of a US company, says he hung up because of a disturbance on the phone line.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42545695
Vinod Moorjani, 45, is accused of saying "bomb hai" [there is a bomb] during a call with the authorities at Mumbai International Airport on Sunday.
But he says he was asking about the status of his "Bom-Del" flight. Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay.
...
But Mr Moorjani, a businessman and CEO of a US company, says he hung up because of a disturbance on the phone line.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42545695
