Plane from Israel forced to land in Bulgaria after bomb threat received by email

Passenger aircraft approaching a runway, illustrative archive photograph, not the Sofia incident or affected aircraft.
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A plane flying from Israel landed at Sofia airport after a bomb threat was received by email, local media reported on Tuesday.

Counter-terrorism units were checking the plane for possible explosive devices, BTA news agency quoted Interior Minister Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov as saying.

This is a developing story.

Originally published by The Jerusalem Post.

Jerusalem Post

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