Aeroplane makes emergency landing in Bulgaria over bomb threat

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SOFIA, Safar 07, 1437, November 19, 2015, SPA -- An aeroplane with 161 people aboard made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Burgas on Thursday, following a bomb threat while en route to Egypt from Poland's capital of Warsaw, Bulgarian authorities said, according to Reuters. All passengers and crew were evacuated, but no explosives have been found aboard, a spokeswoman for the Burgas airport told Reuters, adding that the airport remained closed. "The plane landed in Burgas at 05.48 a.m. (0348 GMT) after a request for flight number LLP8015 travelling from Warsaw to Hurghada to make an emergency landing, due to a report of the presence of explosives on board," the press officer said. --SPA 11:47 LOCAL TIME 08:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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