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Plane Lands in Italy After Bomb Report
ROME (AP) - A British passenger plane bound for Egypt landed at an airport in
southern Italy on Friday after the pilot reported that a bomb was
suspected to be on board, officials said. The plane requested an
emergency landing in Brindisi, Italy's air traffic agency said.
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The plane, a Boeing 767 with the Excel air carrier, had left from London's Gatwick airport and was bound for Hurghada, Egypt, officials said.
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