Planes coming from Tehran, the capital of Iran, will not fly to Hamburg Airport temporarily due to the threat of attack. This was reported in the German publication Focus.
The statement said, “Due to the threat of attack on the plane departing from Tehran, the capital of Iran, flight operations at Hamburg Airport were completely stopped on Monday.”
An airport spokesman told the German press agency that there had been no take-offs or landings since 12:40 local time.
A federal police spokesman said police received an email this morning threatening to attack a Tehran-Hamburg flight. As the publication notes, this threat is taken very seriously.
The plane landed in Hamburg around 12:20 (11:20 Moscow time) and is now in a special area, with 198 passengers and 16 crew members leaving the plane and currently undergoing security checks in a separate area. The plane and luggage will be searched.
Before reportedHe quoted a plane passenger as saying that there was a bomb on the plane because he was afraid of flying.
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