Plane lands in Sofia after bomb threat

Plane lands in Sofia after bomb threat

​A ‌plane flying ​from Israel landed ‌at Sofia airport after a bomb ‌threat was received ‌by email, local media reported on ⁠Tuesday.

Counter-terrorism ​units ⁠were checking the ⁠plane for possible explosive ​devices, BTA news ⁠agency quoted Interior ⁠Minsiter Secretary ​General Lyubomir Nikolov as ⁠saying.

(Reporting Stoyan Nenov ⁠and ⁠Alex Lefkowitz, Writing by Angeliki Koutantou, ‌Editing ‌by Timothy ​Heritage)

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