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The flight, bound for Vienna, landed in Bulgaria late Sunday after a threat was made against the aircraft. Austrian Airlines said 51 passengers and six crew members were aboard; passengers were brought to safety as authorities began a security search of the aircraft.
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The flight, bound for Vienna, landed in Bulgaria late Sunday after a threat was made against the aircraft. Austrian Airlines said 51 passengers and six crew members were aboard; passengers were brought to safety as authorities began a security search of the aircraft.
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat, according to the reports. One account said a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the aircraft; the reports did not provide further details about the threat or the landing.
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