Bomb scare in Turkish Airline at Ercan airport

There was panic in an aircraft belonging to Turkish Airline on Sunday night when the flight en-route from Ercan to Istanbul returned to Ercan following a bomb scare by a passenger.

According to report, the incident happened at about 11:00pm on Sunday.

 

Crew member of the aircraft is said to have carried out a search on the plane for any suspected explosive device following a suspicious movement by two passengers.

Following the scare, the passenger and his friend were ejected from the aircraft and handed over to the police.

All passengers were ordered to leave the aircraft while bomb detecting specialists carry out thorough search on the aircraft.