BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – A flight from Belgrade to Moscow was reverted and evacuated following a bomb alert, Serbian police said Friday.
The Belgrade airport received an email saying that an explosive device has been planted on the Air Serbia flight to Moscow, police said in an email.
The plane was then turned back shortly after take-off, and is being checked by police, the statement said. No other details were immediately available.
Serbian media said there were more than 200 passengers and crew on the plane.
Russia Confirms Bomb Did Bring Down Airbus A321 Plane Over Egypt https://t.co/tSN8DZBUf9 pic.twitter.com/fXvmFRoekA
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Air Serbia carrier is the only one in Europe that still flies to and from Russia as Serbia has refused to join Western sanctions against its traditional ally over Ukraine.
Air Serbia has increased the number of flights to Russia amid high demand.
The German foreign minister praised Serbia's UN vote against the war and the offer to host Ukrainian refugees, but she added that "joining the European Union means readiness to align with the positions of the Union" https://t.co/4YAkIuef2o
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