Greek police investigate Ryanair passenger plane with bomb threat

ATHENS, 22 january (Reuters) – Sunday the police Athens International Weather A Ryanair (RYA.I) passenger plane landing at its airport was searched for suspicious items after receiving a bomb threat warning, the police officials said.

The pilot of the Boeing 737, which was carrying about 190 passengers and crew, had earlier alerted authorities to a possible explosive device on board, one of the officials said.

The plane, flying from Katowice, Poland to Greece, arrived in Athens at 17:35 (GMT 1535) accompanied by two fighter jets. Fire engines were on standby at the time of landing.

Later the police searched passengers as they were disembarking and their luggage was lined up outside the plane.

Reporting by Renee Maltezou and Alkis Konstantinidis Editing by Francis Currie

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2023-01-23 06:24:29
Source – reuters

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