CAIRO, June 26 (Reuters) - A hoax bomb threat delayed a
flight of Israeli flag carrier El Al for two hours at Cairo
airport, airport sources said on Wednesday.
Police searched the plane, carrying 21 passengers headed for
Tel Aviv, after airport authorities received the call just
minutes before takeoff late on Tuesday, the sources said. The
flight left after security checks showed the call was a hoax.
Cairo airport deals with up to a dozen bomb hoaxes a year,
airport sources said, but they rarely concern Israel's
state-owned carrier, which has very tight security measures.
Relations between Israel and Egypt, the first Arab country
to make peace with the Jewish state, have been strained since a
Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation erupted in 2000.
Egypt has scaled down links with Israel, but regular flights
between the two countries have continued.
26 JUN 2002 06:59:59 Bomb hoax delays Israeli plane at Cairo airport
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