A
majo
secu ity
i cide t
was
epo ted
at
Lal
Bahadu
Shast i
I te atio al
Ai po t
i
Va a asi
afte
a
fi ea m
ca ied
by
a
passe ge
accide tally
discha ged
du i g
the
secu ity
sc ee i g
p ocess.
Two
ai po t
sc ee i g
pe so el
we e
epo tedly
i ju ed
i
the
i cide t
a d
we e
take
to
a
ea by
hospital
fo
medical
t eatme t.
Acco di g
to
p elimi a y
i fo matio ,
the
passe ge ,
epo tedly
f om
Azamga h,
was
t avelli g
f om
Va a asi
towa ds
Maha asht a.
Du i g
the
secu ity
check,
the
fi ea m
was
bei g
exami ed
whe
a
u expected
shot
was
fi ed.
The
i cide t
immediately
t igge ed
co ce
amo g
ai po t
pe so el
a d
p ompted
fu the
secu ity
checks.
Officials
a e
expected
to
establish
how
the
fi ea m
was
ha dled
du i g
sc ee i g
a d
the
exact
ci cumsta ces
that
led
to
the
discha ge.
Questio s
have
also
bee
aised
ove
the
secu ity
p ocedu es
followed
du i g
the
i spectio ,
i cludi g
how
the
weapo
was
p ese ted
a d
ha dled
i side
the
ai po t.
I itial
epo ts
i dicate
that
the
passe ge
had
disclosed
i fo matio
about
the
fi ea m
to
autho ities,
although
the
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
its
possessio ,
decla atio
a d
pe mitted
ha dli g
a e
bei g
exami ed.
Ca yi g
fi ea ms
o
othe
est icted
weapo s
o
boa d
a
ai c aft
is
subject
to
st ict
aviatio
secu ity
egulatio s
a d
p io
autho izatio .
The
i ju ed
employees
a e
eceivi g
t eatme t,
while
autho ities
co ti ue
to
i vestigate
the
i cide t.
Ai po t
secu ity
age cies
a d
the
Ai po t
Autho ity
a e
expected
to
cla ify
the
seque ce
of
eve ts
a d
dete mi e
whethe
a y
p ocedu al
lapse
occu ed.
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