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| Bomb threat note found aboard Turkish Airlines plane at Istanbul airport | |
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| A Turkish Airlines plane was 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. | 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. | 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. | 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, were called to the scene. | |
| No explosives were eventually found on board, reports stated. | |
| A number of explosions have hit Turkish cities in recent months, including major urban areas, with authorities blaming the attacks on Kurdish militants. A car packed with explosives detonated near military barracks in Istanbul earlier in May. In March, 37 people were killed in a bombing near public bus stops in the Turkish capital, Ankara. |