One killed, dozens injured in plane stampede

One passenger was killed and dozens were injured today in a stampede to evacuate a Saudi Air flight after a bomb threat was phoned in to Sri Lanka’s only international airport in Colombo.

One killed, dozens injured in plane stampede

One passenger was killed and dozens were injured today in a stampede to evacuate a Saudi Air flight after a bomb threat was phoned in to Sri Lanka’s only international airport in Colombo.

At least 12 people were admitted to the nearby hospitals while dozens of others suffered minor injuries, according air force spokesman Ajantha de Silva.

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