Bomb Hoax Forces Jet to Land
From Reuters
LONDON —
A bomb hoax forced an Alitalia jumbo jet flying from Milan to New York to land at London’s Heathrow airport today, officials said.
The jet, with 47 passengers and a crew of 17, taxied to a remote part of the runway and the passengers were evacuated. Police with bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane but found no bomb. An Alitalia spokeswoman said an anonymous telephone caller warned police in Italy that a bomb was on board the 747 “combi” jet, which has a large cargo area.
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