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Bomb threat note found aboard Turkish Airline plane at Istanbul airport - reports Bomb threat note found aboard Turkish Airline plane at Istanbul airport
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A Turkish Airlines plane is reportedly being searched at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport after a note containing a bomb attack threat was found on board. A Turkish Airlines plane is reportedly being searched at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport after a note containing a bomb attack threat was found on board, local media reported.
The plane was scheduled to fly from Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, to the city of Kayseri in the center of the country.
There were 134 people on board, including the crew, according to Reuters. All of them have reportedly been evacuated from the aircraft.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The plane was about to take off when the note was discovered, after which the aircraft was diverted to an airport parking area, CNN Turk reported.
Ambulance and police teams, as well as bomb experts, have been called to the scene.