Flight Searched In Colombo Over Suspicion Pahalgam Suspects On Board

New Delhi/Colombo:

A massive search operation was undertaken at the Colombo airport this noon after a tip-off from India that six suspects believed to be involved in the Pahalgam terror attack had reached Sri Lanka on board a flight from Chennai.

SriLankan Airlines said flight UL122 was subjected to a comprehensive security search upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport at 11:59 am.

Indian authorities had alerted Sri Lanka that six Pahalgam suspects were onboard the flight, said a police spokesperson. The suspects are believed to have taken a SriLankan Airlines flight to Colombo, he added.

Local reports suggest the Sri Lanka Police, Sri Lanka Air Force, and airport security units jointly carried out the search operation. But no suspect was found.