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Urgent: Passenger jet makes emergency landing in Bulgaria over bomb reporting

Xinhua, November 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

A passenger jet flying from Poland to Egypt has made an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria, after a report by a passenger that a bomb was placed on board the aircraft, local media reported on Thursday.

"A 64-year-old passenger reported the bomb and is already being questioned by law enforcers," Bulgaria's Nova TV reported said.

The passengers were evacuated from the plane flying from Warsaw to the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada. Endi