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By Online DeskCHENNAI: A red alert was issued at the Chennai airport following an alleged bomb threat on Friday morning. According to reports, the police control room at New Delhi airport received a call warning of an explosion at the Chennai airport. Security stepped upSecurity has been stepped up at the airport ahead of the 73rd Independence Day on August 15, with the installation coming under a seven-layer security cover. "The heightened security measures will be in place till August 31, 2019," it added. Meanwhile, officials said that a seven-layer security cover has been provided to the airport, one of the busiest in the country..