Passenger With Bomb Claim Tried To Divert Plane To Sochi: Turkish Official

Official: Passenger With Bomb Claim Tried To Divert Plane To Sochi
Greece's Panagiota Tsakiri passes by the Olympic rings in the Cross Country stadium prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Greece's Panagiota Tsakiri passes by the Olympic rings in the Cross Country stadium prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) β€” Turkish official: passenger with bomb claim tried to divert plane to Sochi as Olympics begin.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) β€” A Turkish official says a passenger claiming there was a bomb on board tried to divert an Istanbul-bound plane to Sochi, Russia, where the Olympics are kicking off.

Habib Soluk, the Transport Ministry undersecretary, told private NTV television Friday that the plane from Kharkov, Ukraine, to Istanbul, landed safely at Sabiha Gokcen airport.

He says authorities are trying to convince the passenger to give himself up.

News reports said the plan was a Pegasus Airlines flight. A spokeswoman for the airline declined comment.

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