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UAE: Plane forced to land after bomb threat
 (AKI) - An aircraft en-route to Pakistan's capital Islamabad was forced to land after a bomb threat on Wednesday.The Etihad Airways flight with 190 passengers departed from the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi and had to be diverted to the southern Pakistani city of Karachi after a note cotaining a bomb threat was found in one of the aircraft's toilets. When it landed in Karachi, the plane was placed in an isolated bay and everyone on board was searched. No explosive device was reported to have been found. Earlier on Wednesday, panic broke out aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Antalya to St Petersburg, Russia after a inebriated passenger reportedly sent a note to the pilot saying he had a bomb. Crew and passengers managed to restrain the passenger , who was detained for questioning by police when the flight landed in St Petersburg. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-16 |
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