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Alert as bomb note found on plane | Alert as bomb note found on plane |
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A major security alert got under way at Dublin Airport on Saturday after a note was found on a plane warning of a bomb on board. | |
The Aer Lingus transatlantic flight travelling from New York to Dublin landed at Dublin Airport at 0930 BST. | The Aer Lingus transatlantic flight travelling from New York to Dublin landed at Dublin Airport at 0930 BST. |
One of the crew members on the flight reported finding a paper towel in the toilet of the plane, with a note on it saying there was a bomb on board. | One of the crew members on the flight reported finding a paper towel in the toilet of the plane, with a note on it saying there was a bomb on board. |
Gardaà cordoned off the plane and interviewed crew and passengers. | |
There were 221 people travelling on the flight. | |
Gardaà from Dublin Airport and the Dogs Unit took part in the operation which ended at about lunchtime. | |
The plane has been handed back to the Dublin Airport Authority and Irish police said the matter was under investigation. |
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