Russian passenger plane makes emergency landing in Baku after bomb threat

11 March 2019 - 14:35 By Reuters

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An Airbus A320-214 plane from Russian carrier Ural airlines. File Photo
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A Ural Airlines passenger plane carrying 225 people bound for Moscow made an emergency landing in Baku on Monday after the cabin crew thought there might be a bomb on board the plane, RIA news agency cited Baku's airport as saying.

The plane was flying to the Russian capital from Bahrain, the airport's press service was quoted as saying.

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