Turkish Airlines Plane From USA Lands After Diversion Due To Threat

LONDON (AP) — A Turkish Airlines jet flying from Houston to Istanbul has landed safely in Ireland after a security scare.

A handwritten threat
was discovered on board Turkish Airlines Flight 34 as it crossed the
Atlantic Ocean overnight, according to the BBC and the Guardian
newspaper.

Airport officials in Shannon, Ireland, say 209
passengers and the crew were able to disembark safely Sunday after the
plane landed there. They say Irish police are investigating the Boeing
777, which was taken to a remote taxiway.

Officials have not said if the flight to Istanbul will resume or if the passengers will be placed on other aircraft.

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