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Panic after bomb threat note found on Brit flight to Canary Islands as major security operation launched
A BOMB threat note was found during a TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canaries.
After the letter was spotted in the bathroom, the entire aircraft, along with all passengers and their luggage, had to be inspected by specialists in explosives.
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A crew member reportedly handed the letter to the pilot when he finished flying over Portugal in the direction of the Canary Islands.
Spain's Civil Guard activated the security protocol after receiving a warning from the AENA control tower.
An extensive security operation then swung into action with specialists from the GEDEX (Explosives Deactivation Group), the Fiscal and Border Section, investigation units and citizen security patrols all intervening.
Air traffic controllers wrote on their X account: "The plane has been guided with the presence of firefighters to a siding where the passengers have had to identify their luggage.
"Landing and takeoff operations have been temporarily interrupted, which has caused some delays."
The result of the inspection was negative, meaning that no explosive device was found on board.
The Civil Guard has launched an investigation to determine the authorship of the message.
The force stressed that this type of act is a serious crime, as it causes alarm, compromises public safety and forces specialised resources to be used.
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