Rabat - The equipment, transport and logistics ministry announced on Monday that the bomb alert on the TK15 Istanbul- Sao Paolo flight was a "hoax" following the termination of investigations after the plane was forced for an emergency landing in Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport.
Rabat – The equipment, transport and logistics ministry announced on Monday that the bomb alert on the TK15 Istanbul- Sao Paolo flight was a “hoax” following the termination of investigations after the plane was forced for an emergency landing in Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport.
The Ministry said in a statement that the bomb alert was a “hoax” after the plane was forced to divert to Casablanca’s airport at 13:20.
All relevant services and authorities took the necessary measures and security procedures in conformity with the emergency plan in all Moroccan airports, said the statement.
The same source added that inspection operation including filtering and control confirmed that the alert was false.
The plane left the airport at 16:56 towards its initial destination, Sao Paolo, the statement concluded.