Turkish Airlines plane in emergency landing in Morocco after bomb threat
The flight was en route to Sao Paulo when it was diverted to Casablanca for an emergency landing
3:15PM BST 30 Mar 2015
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make a diversion to Morocco after a bomb threat, the airline has confirmed.
It has been reported that a note was found with the word 'bomb' in the plane's lavatory but a spokesman for Turkish Airlines would not confirm its veracity.
In a statement to the Telegraph, the airline's spokesman said: "Turkish Airlines Istanbul – Sao Paulo flight (TK15, B777 Aircraft, carrying 256 passenger) today has diverted to Casablanca Mohammed V international airport (CMN) after bomb threat.
"The necessary investigation onboard has now terminated and it become clear that the notice in question was untrue.
"Our passengers will be retaken onboard and the flight will continue to Sao Paolo after the termination of cleaning and refuelling processes and after the provision of necessary permissions."
On Sunday, another Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul heading to Tokyo had to turn back soon after take-off because of a note found on the lavatory door.
Turkish media reported the note had the words, 'C4 Cargo' - C-4 is a plastic explosive. Later, it was reported that no explosives had been found on the aircraf
