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EgyptAir bomb threat: Flight from Cairo to Beijing makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan EgyptAir bomb threat: Flight from Cairo to Beijing makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan after hoax
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An EgyptAir plane has made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after receiving a bomb threat during its flight from Cairo to Beijing. An EgyptAir plane has made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after receiving a bomb threat in a suspected hoax during its flight from Cairo to Beijing.
In a statement, Uzbekistan Airways said “information was received about a possible explosive device on board” in the early hours of Wednesday morning.In a statement, Uzbekistan Airways said “information was received about a possible explosive device on board” in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
All 118 passengers and 17 crew members on board were safely evacuated after the Airbus A330 landed at Urgench International Airport and security services are currently examining the plane. Officials told the Associated Press say said an anonymous person called security agents at Cairo airport claiming there was a bomb on the plane.
All 118 passengers and 17 crew members on board were safely evacuated after the Airbus A330 landed at Urgench International Airport, where security services examined the plane.
Searches found no evidence of explosives, an Egyptian official said, adding: “The plane is preparing to resume its journey. It was a hoax, thank God."
Data from the FlightRadar24 tracking website showed EgyptAir flight 955 left Cairo at 23.20pm local time (10.20pm BST) on Tuesday and travelled across countries including Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan before making its diversion around three hours into the journey.Data from the FlightRadar24 tracking website showed EgyptAir flight 955 left Cairo at 23.20pm local time (10.20pm BST) on Tuesday and travelled across countries including Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan before making its diversion around three hours into the journey.
The threat came weeks after EgyptAir’s flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea between the Greek island of Crete and the Egyptian coast.The threat came weeks after EgyptAir’s flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea between the Greek island of Crete and the Egyptian coast.
All 66 people on board died in the disaster on 19 May and searches for wreckage and the aircraft’s crucial black boxes continue.All 66 people on board died in the disaster on 19 May and searches for wreckage and the aircraft’s crucial black boxes continue.
The cause of the crash remains unknown. Egypt’s civil aviation minister initially said he believed terrorism was a more likely explanation than equipment failure but so far no hard evidence has emerged and no group has claimed responsibility.