Explosives Found on Plane in Italian Airport
Fox News | June 12, 2003
Update from SkyNews:
Police found a suspected explosive device on a plane waiting to take passengers on board at an airport in Italy.
The device was found under a seat on an Alitalia plane that had flown in to Ancona from Rome and was scheduled to make a return trip.
"There was an anonymous call that the police received. After that, all alarms went off," a fire department official at Ancona's Falconara airport said.
Police removed the device and safely exploded it, the fire official said. No arrests had been made, he added.
The ANSA news agency said investigators said the device appeared to be a cigarette pack with electrical cords sticking out.
The packet was found hidden in a life jacket under a seat, it said.
Alitalia said it was awaiting the results of the police investigation.