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08th Jun 2016

BREAKING: EgyptAir flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

This is a breaking news story.

Cathy Donohue

UPDATE: A spokesperson for the airline has said the bomb threat was a hoax.

An EgyptAir flight has made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after receiving an anonymous bomb threat.

According to reports, all 118 passengers and 17 crew members on board have been evacuated from the aircraft.

The flight was on the way from Cairo to Bejing before it made the emergency stop this morning.

This news comes two weeks after Egyptair flight MS804 disappeared over the sea en route from Paris to Cairo.