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| EgyptAir jet makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan over bomb scare | EgyptAir jet makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan over bomb scare |
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| A plane en route from Cairo to Beijing has landed in Uzbekistan due to a bomb threat. It is now being searched, according to Uzbek Airways, the official state airline. The plane belongs to EgyptAir, RIA Novosti reports. | A plane en route from Cairo to Beijing has landed in Uzbekistan due to a bomb threat. It is now being searched, according to Uzbek Airways, the official state airline. The plane belongs to EgyptAir, RIA Novosti reports. |
| The plane made an emergency landing three hours following the departure from Cairo, after the authorities received an anonymous tip-off about explosives on board. | |
| The flight belongs to EgyptAir and was en route from Cairo to Beijing, according to RIA Novosti news agency and local media. | The flight belongs to EgyptAir and was en route from Cairo to Beijing, according to RIA Novosti news agency and local media. |
| The Uzbekistan Airways press service confirmed the information, but did not specify the name of the airline. The plane was searched by security services. | The Uzbekistan Airways press service confirmed the information, but did not specify the name of the airline. The plane was searched by security services. |
| There were 118 passengers and 17 crew members on board, all of whom were evacuated. | There were 118 passengers and 17 crew members on board, all of whom were evacuated. |
| Later, Egyptian aviation sources told Reuters the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. | Later, Egyptian aviation sources told Reuters the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. |
| "The plane is preparing to resume its journey. It was a hoax, thank God," said one of the sources. | "The plane is preparing to resume its journey. It was a hoax, thank God," said one of the sources. |
| It comes less than a month after Egyptair flight MS804 disappeared over the sea on its way from Paris to Cairo. Investigation into that crash is still ongoing, but a terrorist act is being discussed as one of the theories behind the tragedy. | It comes less than a month after Egyptair flight MS804 disappeared over the sea on its way from Paris to Cairo. Investigation into that crash is still ongoing, but a terrorist act is being discussed as one of the theories behind the tragedy. |