Naim 6 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 updated 17:08 GMT 02.07.14 Plane lands in Turkey after bomb threat By Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) - A Pegasus Airlines plane landed at an Istanbul airport on Friday after a passenger "said that there was a bomb on board," a representative of Turkey's Transportation Ministry said. The plane sent a hijacking signal, and after landing it was being held in a safe zone at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkish state media outlet TRT reported. The plane had been flying a route between Istanbul and Kharhov, Ukraine, the Transportation Ministry representative said. It wasn't clear in which city the flight started. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/turkey-flight-bomb-threat/index.html === RT @YahooNews: BREAKING: Turkish official: passenger with bomb claim tried to divert plane to Sochi as Olympics begin @AP === RT @NBCNews: RT @RichardEngel Attempted hijacked plane now im Istanbul, on asian side, surrounded by security, passengers and crew still onboard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 === RT @RichardEngel: sounds like pilots were quick thinking, telling hijacker they were going to #sochi , then changing course, #Turkish official Share this post Link to post Share on other sites