Two Russians were detained on Wednesday in Berlin's Tegel Airport on suspicion of intending to hijack an Air Berlin flight to Moscow, a police spokesman told RIA Novosti.
A woman overheard two men, 49 and 26 years of age, speaking in Russian near a ticket counter in the airport at 12:40 p.m. local time [10:40 GMT] and believed they were discussing plans to hijack an airplane to Moscow. The woman reported the conversation to security police.
"Two men have been detained after one other passenger got the impression they were planning to hijack an Air Berlin flight to Moscow," the spokesman said.
He added that both men were detained for questioning and the remaining 132 passengers were put on another flight to Moscow.
"Both men are being questioned by criminal police authorities," the spokesman said, adding that it was most likely a false alarm.
BERLIN, May 12 (RIA Novosti)
