what was the sound came yesterday in Bengaluru
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The thunderous sound heard by the residents of Bengaluru on May 20, 2020 was caused by fighter jet test flying sortie. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) manufactures fighter jets for Indian Air Force. The test pilots of this organization often test fly newly manufactured jets. These jets are super sonic and when their speed exceeds the speed of sound during flying, sonic boom waves often result in this type of thunderous sound.
So, the sound in Bengaluru was caused by fighter jets being flown by HAL test pilots.
A Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Committee official later ruled out an earthquake as the cause of the sound, saying no ground vibration was detected by seismometers. It was late last night when the Indian Air Force clarified that the sound could have been of a 'sonic boom....