Man on Russia-bound plane subdued after claiming to have bomb; bomb threat grounds jet in Pakistan.
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A drunk man claiming to have a bomb tried to hijack a Russia-bound Turkish Airlines plane on Wednesday but was quickly overpowered by fellow passengers, officials said.
No explosives were discovered on the passenger, Turkish Airlines manager Temel Kotil told NTV television. The plane has safely landed in St. Petersburg, the Turkish transportation ministry said.
"He was so drunk, he gave a note to a stewardess claiming to have explosives on him," Kotil said.
Fuat Akin, deputy undersecretary of the Transportation Ministry, said passengers overpowered the assailant.
The plane was flying from Turkey's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, a popular destination for Russian tourists.
Also Wednesday, an Etihad Airlines passenger jet made an unscheduled landing at a Pakistani airport after a note warning of a bomb on board was found in the toilet, an aviation official said.
Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George said police were searching the plane at Karachi airport, but had yet to find any explosives.
The plane with around 190 passengers on board was en route from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad.
George said after landing in Karachi, the plane was taken to an "isolation bay" at the end of the runway.
A passenger said all those on board were searched as they descended from the aircraft.
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