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This Article is From Jun 25, 2015

Plane in Emergency Landing in Poland, Police Suspect Explosives on Board

Plane in Emergency Landing in Poland, Police Suspect Explosives on Board
File Photo: The plane, a Ryanair jet flying from Oslo to Warsaw, made an emergency landing at Modlin airport on June 25, 2015.
Warsaw: A passenger jet made an emergency landing at Modlin airport near Warsaw today because of a suspicion that there was an explosive substance on board, local police said.

The plane, a Ryanair jet which was flying from Oslo to Warsaw, landed safely and the 168 passengers on board have disembarked, according to Magdalena Bojarska, a spokeswoman for the airport.

She said the captain had radioed the airport requesting clearance to make an emergency landing.

The airport temporarily suspended all take-offs and landings.

"There was and is a suspicion of an explosive. The plane landed safely and no-one was injured. The plane is being checked by bomb disposal experts," said Szymon Kozniewski, a spokesman for the local police.
© Thomson Reuters 2015
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