An officer of Cantonment police station said that inspections were being carried out at all the hotels where the bomb threat was received. "Nothing has been found so far. The inspections are going on," he said
“Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them," Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
The CISF personnel swung into action after the information was flashed. Two aircrafts bound for Chennai and another aircraft that reportedly arrived from Chennai were checked for explosives
Two hotels and the Varadaraja temple in the town received emails claiming that bombs had been planted on their premises. After the hotel and temple management alerted the police, law enforcement agencies conducted thorough searches with the assistance of sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squads, but no explosives were found.