Bomb note causes panic on Turkish plane
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet
A note claiming that a bomb was present on a plane has caused panic on an Istanbul-Beijing flight, daily Hürriyet has reported. Hürriyet photo
A note claiming that a bomb was present on a plane has caused panic on an Istanbul-Beijing flight, daily Hürriyet has reported.The note was found in a washroom cabin with the words “there is a bomb on this plane,” after the plane landed in Shanghai for a stopover.
The plane was immediately evacuated. A bomb squad was sent onto the plane, while the passengers and cargo sections of the plane were searched by officials.
Officials found no trace of explosion on the plane.
The passengers subsequently continued onto the Chinese capital on the same plane.