Hijack attempt on a Turkish plane bound to Turkey

A passenger onboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Norway to Turkey threatened Wednesday to blow up the plane if it did not return to Oslo, Norwegian media reported. The plane, which carried 59 passengers, landed without incident at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. Police stormed onto the plane and arrested the alleged hijacker, Norwegian broadcaster TV2 reported. Turkish Airlines confirmed the incident. A witness identified as Salim Tahar, who lives in Oslo, told media that a passenger in the rear of the cabin stood up, put on a mask and threatened to blow up the plane. The alleged terrorist claimed to be carrying a bomb and tried to enter the cockpit, the report said. 'The man spoke Turkish and demanded that the plane return to Oslo,' Tahar said. After the plane landed, the crew escorted passengers off the plane.

Air France jet makes emergency landing after bomb thoax

An Air France passenger jet headed from Rio to Paris made an emergency landing in northeastern Brazil on Saturday night due to a bomb threat. All 405 passengers and 18 crew members were safely evacuated from Air France Flight 443, said Jorge Andrade, a spokesman for airport authority Infraero. Recife international airport was closed for about 30 minutes but reopened after officials isolated the jet, he added.Solange Argenta, an Infraero spokeswoman at the Recife airport, said authorities were examining the jet to determine if the threat was real.

"They're still inspecting the aircraft. It is possible that it could be cleared and resume its flight tonight," Argenta said.Argenta said the threat was phoned in to the Rio airport after the flight took off at 4:20 p.m. (3:20 p.m. EDT; 1920 GMT). The plane landed in Recife at 7:53 p.m. (6:53 p.m. EDT; 2253 GMT). Flight 443 was on the same route as an Air France jet that crashed last June off Brazil's northeastern coast, killing all 228 on board. While no definite cause has been determined in the crash, authorities have repeatedly ruled out foul play.

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