MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The plane made an emergency landing after Cairo airport authorities received an anonymous tip about a bomb on board the airliner, according to the Al-Wasat newspaper citing EgyptAir sources.
Uzbekistan's flag carrier Uzbekistan Airways confirmed Wednesday that an Egyptian plane had landed in Urgench due to a bomb threat.
"On the morning of June 8, information was received about a possible explosive device on board an А-330-220 airliner belonging to an Egyptian air carrier and heading from Cairo to Beijing. Seventeen crew members and 118 passengers were on board the plane," the Uzbek carrier's press service said.
The plane made a safe landing in Uzbekistan's Urgench and all passengers and crew were evacuated, according to the press service. The airliner is now located in a safe zone where it is being investigated by experts.
Something amiss with #MS955? @ZoraSuleman says CAI-PEK @EGYPTAIR flight landed in Uzbekistan due to bomb threat. pic.twitter.com/oJ7XXC32B6
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