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Manchester-bound plane evacuated over bomb scare

Friday, 16 May, 2016 0

A Ryanair plane bound for Manchester was evacuated amid reports of passengers behaving suspiciously.

Fellow travellers reported hearing the suspects discussing a ‘bomb’ and arguing in an airport toilet just ahead of boarding, at Rygge airport, near Oslo, Norway, late on Sunday afternoon.

The captain was informed, the aircraft was evacuated and searched, while two passengers were taken in for questioning,

A bomb squad searched the aircraft but found nothing suspicious and police later tweeted an updated saying the two passengers had been discharged.

"After questioning of witnesses and those brought in, the police have concluded that the situation is a result of a misunderstanding," the police said.

A replacement flight was operated from Rygge to Manchester at midnight on Sunday.



 

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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.



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