EgyptAir plane lands in China after bomb threat

An EgyptAir plane that made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat resumed its flight and has landed in Beijing, Egyptian officials said.

EgyptAir plane lands in China after bomb threat

An EgyptAir plane that made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat resumed its flight and has landed in Beijing, Egyptian officials said.

The officials said no bomb was found after the Airbus A330-220 and its passengers were searched by explosives experts and the plane took off for the Chinese capital four hours after it landed in the town of Urgench, about 600 miles west of the Uzbek capital, Tashkent.

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