A Turkish Airlines flight, flying from New York to Istanbul, was today diverted mid-air and landed at Halifax in Canada after authorities received information of a bomb threat. 256 people were onboard the plane. Agencies quoting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police report that the threat is being investigated, and the police is looking to identify those responsible.
On Tuesday night, An Air France Flight from Dulles International Airport outside Washington was diverted to
Halifax after an anonymous bomb threat was phoned in after the plane had taken off. Royal Canadian Mounted Police had said that investigators found no evidence of an explosive device. The threats come after the recent attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and heightened security concerns worldwide.
