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A death a tens of injured on Saudi Arabian Airlines flight due to false bomb alert

Colombo, Sri Lanka - The airplane was searched but no device have been found on board

A woman was killed and 69 passengers emerged wounded due to a bomb alert started on board a Boeing 747 by Saudi Arabian Airlines bound for Jeddah shortly after takeoff from Colombo Airport (Sri Lanka). Airport authorities would have ordered to evacuate the plane after receiving an anonymous bomb threat that turned out to be a false: scare generated a stampede that was fatal. 57 persons have been left...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 126455
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2005 14:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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