Islamabad, September 25: The Pakistan International Airlines aircraft was diverted to Stockholm’s Arlanda airport, after a bomb threat .The Boeing 777, carrying 273 people, was flying from Canada to Pakistan when officials contacted the pilot to tell him about the threat.
Suspicions that a passenger had smuggled a bomb on board a Pakistan Airlines plane heading from Toronto to Karachi forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Stockholm early Saturday, reported Swedish authorities.
According to reports that a man who might have smuggled the suspected explosives on board had been detained. Initial reports had stated the suspect was female.
The plane’s 273 passengers were evacuated at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport, said authorities, so specialists could examine the plane. The pilots were believed to have received a radio warning from Canadian authorities about the bomb.
Passengers are being evacuated from the plane as police prepare to quiz the suspect.
—Agencies