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| Passenger tries to divert plane bound for Istanbul to Sochi - official | Passenger tries to divert plane bound for Istanbul to Sochi - official |
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| A Turkish official says a passenger claiming there was a bomb on board tried to divert an Istanbul-bound plane to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics are getting under way. | |
| Habib Soluk, the transport ministry undersecretary, told NTV television that the plane from Kharkov, Ukraine, to Istanbul, landed safely at Sabiha Gokcen airport, and that authorities are trying to convince the passenger to give himself up. | Habib Soluk, the transport ministry undersecretary, told NTV television that the plane from Kharkov, Ukraine, to Istanbul, landed safely at Sabiha Gokcen airport, and that authorities are trying to convince the passenger to give himself up. |
| A Turkish security official said the plane has been searched by security officials after the bomb claim. | A Turkish security official said the plane has been searched by security officials after the bomb claim. |
| News reports said the plane was a Pegasus Airlines flight. | News reports said the plane was a Pegasus Airlines flight. |