Lufthansa Plane Bound for Tel Aviv Diverted after Bomb Threat
Source: Associated Press | 9:30:46 AM EST
JERUSALEM -- A Lufthansa passenger plane en route to Tel Aviv was diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, escorted by Israeli war planes, after the airline received a bomb threat, officials said.
The threat was received in a phone call to the airline's Frankfurt, Germany office. The Israeli spokesman for Lufthansa, Yitzhak Zaroni, said the caller spoke with an Arabic accent.
"When the plane was in the air, there was a telepone call in Germany that said there was an explosive device on the plane," Zaroni told Israel TV's Channel 10.
After consulting with Israeli authorities, the airline decided to divert the plane in Larnaca, Cyprus, instead of letting it continue to Tel Aviv. The plane, a Boeing 747, had 331 passengers on board, Zaroni said.
The plane was being searched in Larnaca.
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Too many threats to planes in the last few days...