On the way to Frankfurt
Bomb threat on toilet paper: plane diverted
A flight from India to Frankfurt was diverted due to an alleged bomb threat on a piece of toilet paper. The plane was able to land safely in the Turkish city of Erzurum.
As the Turkish state broadcaster TRT reported, an Indian passenger plane on its way from Mumbai in India to Frankfurt Airport in Germany was diverted in eastern Turkey. The reason was a bomb threat on board, which was written on a piece of toilet paper.
Plane was evacuated after bomb threat
According to the airline, the Vistara plane landed safely in the province of Erzurum on Friday afternoon. The crew members and 237 passengers were evacuated, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu also confirmed.
The city's airspace was closed to air traffic and a state of emergency was declared, TRT also reported. According to the report, a passenger handed the crew a piece of toilet paper with the words "bomb on the plane" before the unscheduled landing.
Further information on the incident, such as the results of the searches, has not yet been released.
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