Turkish Airlines flight from US diverted to Canada after threat


(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

TORONTO: A Turkish Airlines flight bound for Istanbul from New York was diverted to HalifaxCanada after a bomb threat Canadian police said on Sunday.

The plane landed safely and police were searching it usingdogs trained in explosives the Nova Scotia branch of the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police said on Twitter.

"Investigation into bomb threat is in its early stages.Threat was received at 10:50 p.m. this evening" the policeforce tweeted.

Separately the Halifax airport tweeted that the transfer ofthe 256 passengers and crew on the flight to the terminal wasgoing smoothly and all were safe.

Reuters


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