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22nd Aug 2004, 22:32
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From correspondents in Lyon, France
August 23, 2004
AN Icelandic airliner flying from Italy to Ireland was forced to land in southern France overnight because of a bomb scare, airport officials said.
The Islandsflug Boeing 737-400 jet with 146 passengers on board was evacuated after landing at Lyon's Saint-Exupery airport while all the baggage was searched.
Nothing suspicious was found.
According to local officials, a crew member found a paper bearing the message "bomb September 11" in one of the aircraft toilets and alerted the pilot.
The aircraft was later cleared for takeoff and was expected to continue its journey to Dublin.
From correspondents in Lyon, France
August 23, 2004
AN Icelandic airliner flying from Italy to Ireland was forced to land in southern France overnight because of a bomb scare, airport officials said.
The Islandsflug Boeing 737-400 jet with 146 passengers on board was evacuated after landing at Lyon's Saint-Exupery airport while all the baggage was searched.
Nothing suspicious was found.
According to local officials, a crew member found a paper bearing the message "bomb September 11" in one of the aircraft toilets and alerted the pilot.
The aircraft was later cleared for takeoff and was expected to continue its journey to Dublin.