Panic subsides at Istanbul Airport, no bomb on the plane

Panic subsides at Istanbul Airport, no bomb on the plane

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A police bomb squad was dispatched to Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport when passenger onboard an Onur Air flight between Antalya and Istanbul claimed to be carrying a bomb earlier today, daily Hürriyet reported.

The plane was evacuated and special forces police performed a detailed search inside the plane, finding no explosive substance.

"This passenger appears to have some mental problems; he has previously undergone treatment," the Istanbul police chief, Hüseyin Çapkın, said.

The passenger was subsequently detained.

Passenger detained at Istanbul airport after bomb threat during flight


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