The plane made an emergency landing after Cairo airport authorities received an anonymous tip about a bomb on board the airliner, according to the newspaper.
Uzbekistan`s flag carrier Uzbekistan Airways confirmed that an Egyptian plane had landed in the city of 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," the Uzbek carrier`s press service said. "Seventeen crew members and 118 passengers were on board the plane."
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.
EgyptAir plane lands in Uzbekistan due to bomb threat
08 June 2016
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An EgyptAir plane heading from Egypt`s capital Cairo to China`s capital Beijing has landed in Uzbekistan due to a bomb threat, Al-Wasat newspaper reported June 8 citing EgyptAir sources.
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