An EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Beijing made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday (June 8th) after a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, AFP reported.
Uzbek authorities checked the Airbus A330 and found no explosives on board, EgyptAir chairman Safwat Musallam said.
"The authorities there cleared the plane for departure after they searched the plane and found no threats," he said.
Musallam said an anonymous call was received warning there was a bomb on board after flight MS955 had left Cairo, and it landed at the nearest airport.
Uzbek authorities confirmed the plane had made an emergency landing at an airport in Urgench in the west of the country.
