November 23, 2024 21:55 PM

Hungary Police Search for Bomb Aboard Egypt-Bound German Jet After Emergency Landing

A Condor aircraft Airbus A321 remains on the landing area at the air terminal in Budapest, Hungary last December 7, 2015. Flight from Berlin to Hurghada diverted to Budapest as a result of a bomb threat.

Police conducted searches and investigation on the plane's passengers and baggage, but discovered no explosives. Police representative Viktoria Csiszer-Kovacs added that the risk and threat focused on the aircraft company, however declined to name the airline operator.

According to Flightradar24, the grounded plane is flight DE490 worked by Condor Airlines. The A321 plane heading from Berlin's Schoenefeld Airport was diverted to Budapest while in Serbian airspace.

Police stated that the urgent and fast security measures to establish safety have not influenced air terminal traffic, local media reported.

On October 31 a Russian A321 aircraft was brought down over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, with every one of the 224 individuals on board were all killed. It was uncovered and announced that the airplane was brought down by a bomb planted on board by terrorists.

The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) or formerly known as ISIS/ISIL claimed in charge of the attack. In the wake of the downing President Vladimir Putin signed and marked a declaration that requested a stop on all Russian flights to Egypt.

On November 19, a plane flying from Warsaw, headed for the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, was compelled to make an emergency landing at Bulgaria's Burgas air terminal after a bomb threat. The travelers were emptied and the plane was searched. There were no reports of the actual bomb being found.

The day before, two France Airplanes traveling to Paris from Washington and Los Angeles were forced to divert to Halifax and Salt Lake City individually because of bomb threats. Security authorities later said that no evidence had been found that would lend credibility to dangers.

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