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Bomb threat forces Turkish jet to land in Greece
[Al Arabiya Latest] A passenger plane travelling from Germany to Turkey made a safe emergency landing in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Friday after a crew member found a piece of paper with a bomb warning in the toilet, the airliner said.The plane, a Turkish SunExpress aircraft with 62 passengers and six crew on board, landed at 1558 GMT and Greek security officials were searching the aircraft before allowing it to resume its journey to Izmir from Stuttgart, Germany. SunExpress, a subsidiary of state-owned Turkish Airlines, said in a statement the captain followed security procedures and redirected the plane to the closest airport. Greek officials had earlier said the pilot had received a bomb threat on his mobile phone and said the incident was most likely a hoax. Posted by: Fred 2010-01-23 |
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