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| Pakistani plane diverted to Sweden after threat | ||
| 2010-09-26 | ||
| [Al Arabiya] Police have detained and are questioning a man said to be carrying explosives on board a Pakistain International Airlines Boeing 777, which was diverted to Sweden while en route to Pakistain from Canada. When you hear about somebody on a plane carrying explosives you're surprised if it's not a Pak. The plane with 273 people onboard emergency landed in Stockholm following a bomb threat, the Stockholm-Arlanda airport said. Stockholm district police front man Janne Hedlund said a woman had called Canadian police after the plane had taken off from Canada, saying a man on board had explosives with him.
Hedlund said police were trying to establish contact with the man and explosives experts were on hand. When the plane first landed, the passengers stayed on board, but police later decided to evacuate them. The police were taking the threat seriously, but were still investigating whether the man had explosives. He said they would be able to check whether he had explosives during the evacuation. "The pilot only informed us that he's landing there due to security reasons. All passengers and crew members are well," Pakistain International Airlines front man Syed Sultan Hassan said. "Our central control is in touch with the plane and Stockholm but as far as security checks are concerned they're saying they are not going to tell us until they complete the process," he said. At the airport, the plane was standing with its engines idling at the end of a runway, about 2 km (1 mile) from the airport terminal building. Several police cars were parked near the plane and a larger group of police vehicles plus fire engines were parked further away. Hedlund said that the man had passed through all the security checks before getting on the plane. An airport front man said the plane was flying from Toronto and he thought the destination was Karachi. Stockholm airport was otherwise operating normally, he said.
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