Norwegian Plane Lands at Stockholm Airport after Bomb Threat
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Kamis, 7 Februari 2019 20:17 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Stockholm - A Norwegian Air Shuttle plane with 169 passengers on board returned to Arlanda airport outside Stockholm on Thursday after receiving a bomb threat and is being evacuated, Swedish police said.
Swedish police said the threat had been made against a specific plane which had now landed at Arlanda.
"When the evacuation is complete, the plane will be searched by the national bomb squad," police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said.
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Swedish television said the plane was carrying some members of the Swedish swimming team who were traveling to France for a competition and to take part in a training camp.
"Everyone is sitting quietly and waiting to know when we can get off the plane," SVT quoted freedata-style swimmer Isak Eliasson as saying.
Norwegian said the bomb threat had been made against flight DY4321 flying from Arlanda to Nice in France.
REUTERS