Plane traveling from Egypt to the United States diverted by bomb threat

Posted on June 16, 2013 • Filed under: Terrorism, Travel Aviation, United Kingdom

Guardian.co.uk reports that a plane which made an emergency landing in Scotland following security fears is back in the air, Police Scotland has said. The aircraft traveling between Egypt and the US was diverted on Saturday after a seemingly threatening note was found in a toilet. But following a search of the plane by police officers overnight, it was allowed to continue its journey on Sunday morning. “Officers from Police Scotland have carried out an extensive search of the aircraft resulting in no suspicious items being found,” a spokesman for the service said. Read article

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