Air China flight returns to Beijing over false threat
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>-<span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p><span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="CA">CA</span>981 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="land">land</span> 13.5 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="F">F</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1:30 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> 747 <span word="jumbo">jumbo</span> <span word="jet">jet</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8:25 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="specifics">specifics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="carry">carry</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="checked">checked</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="luggage">luggage</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="screened">screened</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="cabins">cabins</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Rui">Rui</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p>
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