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EgyptAir Plane Heading to Beijing Lands in Uzbekistan Due to Bomb Threat

© REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany/FilesAn EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo
An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo - Sputnik International
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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.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The plane made an emergency landing after Cairo airport authorities received an anonymous tip about a bomb on board the airliner, according to the Al-Wasat newspaper citing EgyptAir sources.

Uzbekistan's flag carrier Uzbekistan Airways confirmed Wednesday that an Egyptian plane had landed in 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. Seventeen crew members and 118 passengers were on board the plane," the Uzbek carrier's press service said.

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.

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