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| Bomb threat forces Turkish A320 jet flying from Moscow to land in Ukraine | Bomb threat forces Turkish A320 jet flying from Moscow to land in Ukraine |
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| An Airbus A320 en route from Moscow's international Domodedovo airport to one of Turkey’s cities has performed an emergency landing in Odessa, Ukraine. There have been reports of a possible explosive device on board. | |
| A decision to land in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa was prompted by a suspicious object on the plane, regional head of Ukrainian national police, Ruslan Forostyak, said on his Facebook page. The passenger plane belongs to a Turkish airline and was being operated by a Turkish crew. | A decision to land in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa was prompted by a suspicious object on the plane, regional head of Ukrainian national police, Ruslan Forostyak, said on his Facebook page. The passenger plane belongs to a Turkish airline and was being operated by a Turkish crew. |
| “One of the passengers complained of feeling unwell and having an upset stomach in particular, and spent a while in the toilet,” he wrote, adding that the crew found such actions “suspicious.” | “One of the passengers complained of feeling unwell and having an upset stomach in particular, and spent a while in the toilet,” he wrote, adding that the crew found such actions “suspicious.” |
| “They then thoroughly inspected the toilet and discovered a suspicious bag there,” the Ukrainian police official added. | |
| A decision to land at the nearest airport was made, with explosives experts in Odessa then inspecting the bag. They later said the piece of luggage contained the personal belongings of a passenger, with no dangerous substances found. | |
| The passenger, reportedly a Lithuanian national, has been questioned by the Ukrainian security service. | |
| An Airbus A320 belonging to Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus departed from Domodedovo around 5pm Tuesday, en route to Istanbul. Flight PC387 was then diverted to Odessa, according to the Flightradar24 air traffic service. |