Flight diverted over Olympic bomb threat
Updated 11.26 Fri Aug 08 2008
Japanese police have received a threat to bring down a commercial flight on the site of the Olympics in Beijing.
An Air China flight from Japan to Chongqing has been forced to turn back after the airline received the bomb threat in an email.
Flight CA 406 has since landed safely at Central Japan International Airport
Flight CA 406 has since landed safely at Central Japan International Airport.
The threat caused the airline to suspend some of its flights for inspections, Japanese agency Kyodo News reported.
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