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Bomb threat note found aboard Turkish Airline plane at Istanbul airport | |
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A Turkish Airlines plane is reportedly being searched at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport after a note containing a bomb attack threat was found on board, local media reported. | |
The plane was scheduled to fly from Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, to the city of Kayseri in the center of the country. | |
There were 134 people on board, including the crew, according to Reuters. All of them have reportedly been evacuated from the aircraft. | |
The plane was about to take off when the note was discovered, after which the aircraft was diverted to an airport parking area, CNN Turk reported. | |
Ambulance and police teams, as well as bomb experts, have been called to the scene. |