GENEVA (Sputnik) — The man, who the Russian consul in Switzerland identified as an Indian national, had a criminal case opened against him, the spokesman added.
29 September 2016, 15:17 GMT
"The man who made the threat was apprehended on the spot. He was interrogated by the police and confessed that the threat had been false, saying it was a joke," the prosecution’s spokesman said.
Flight 2381 from Geneva to Moscow was due to take off at 12:35 local time (10:35GMT) when the threat was made. Passengers were taken off the plane for additional checks and put on another flight to Moscow that departed at 10:11 p.m. (20:11GMT).
