GACL investigating suspicious bag after explosion scare at Kotoka International Airport
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has confirmed a bizarre incident that took place on Tuesday, December 28 at the Kotoka International Airport.
In a viral video on Twitter, travellers checking in and out were seen taking cover at Terminal 3 of KIA, while a sound purported to be an explosion was heard.
Bomb at KOTOKA ? How true is this ?
pic.twitter.com/3X0hiJRI0S— AYEDUASE PULISIC
(@quame_age) December 29, 2021
Many have speculated that it could be a weapon raising questions about the security situation at the facility.
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But the GACL says around 9 pm that day, an unattended bag was sighted at the arrival hall of Terminal 3 of Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
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In a statement, the GACL said it later contacted the Base Ammunition Depot Unit of the Ghana Armed Forces to conduct a preliminary assessment of the content of the bag upon which it was taken away for further investigations.
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Management of GACL has however assured passengers and the general public of safety and security at the airports and has apologized for the disruption caused by the incident.
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Source: Ghana News