Plane Forced to Land After Threat Is Found
An American Airlines plane made an unscheduled landing at Washington Dulles International Airport after a written bomb threat was found aboard, airport and government officials said. Passengers used emergency slides to leave the aircraft.
The Boeing 757 plane, American Flight 785 en route to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport from New York’s La Guardia Airport, landed just after 7 p.m., said officials at the airport in suburban Virginia, 25 miles west of Washington.
“There was a threat, and it is being investigated,” said Paul Malandrino, an operations manager at Dulles. “Everyone is safe. The passengers are off the airplane.” No bomb was found.
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