Norwegian flight forced to land after receiving 'bomb threat'

Passengers evacuate Norwegian Air Shuttle plane after bomb threat - Copyright TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer via REUTERS

By Rachael Kennedy

Published on 07/02/2019 - 12:12 GMT+1 •Updated 17:26

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A Norwegian flight en route to Nice was forced to return to Stockholm on Thursday after a "bomb threat" was made against the flight

A Norwegian flight en route from Stockholm to Nice on Thursday was forced to return to Stockholm following a "bomb threat."

The airline confirmed the incident in a statement on its website.

"Norwegian can confirm that a bomb threat has been made against flight DY4321 from Arlanda to Nice," the statement said.

"For safety reasons, the aircraft returned to Arlanda."

Stockholm police also released a statement, saying it had launched an investigation into the threat.

All 169 passengers and flight crew have now been evacuated, Swedish police said, adding the national bomb squad would shortly begin a search of the plane.

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Norwegian flight forced to land after receiving 'bomb threat'

A Norwegian flight en route to Nice was forced to return to Stockholm on Thursday after a "bomb threat" was made against the flight

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