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Indian passenger plane makes emergency landing in Turkey after bomb threat
The plane carrying 247 passengers had been flying to Frankfurt, Germany, from Mumbai, India
Photo: Reuters file
A flight operated by Indian Vistara Airlines carrying 247 passengers made an emergency landing on Friday in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum after an anonymous caller said there was a bomb on board, state-owned broadcaster TRT Haber said.
Authorities had evacuated the plane and were searching for explosives, it said.
The plane had been flying to Frankfurt, Germany, from Mumbai, India.
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"Flight UK27 from Mumbai to Frankfurt (BOM-FRA) has been diverted to Turkey (Erzurum airport) due to security reasons and has landed safely at 1905 hours," Vistara Airlines said in a post on X.
Erzurum airspace was closed to flights, Erzurum Governor Musrafa Ciftci told the state-run Anadolu news agency, adding that bomb disposal experts were investigating the plane.
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