Bomb threat grounds Etihad flight

16 October 2008

An Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad was diverted to Karachi on Wednesday after a note warning of a bomb was found in one of the aircraft's toilets. A search of the plane found no explosives during the stop in Karachi and the aircraft was cleared to continue its journey to the Pakistani capital. Around 190 passengers were on board the flight.

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