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A Korean Airlines Boeing 777 sits on the tarmac of Comox Airport after being diverted from Vancouver International Airport due to a bomb threat.
By msnbc.com staff and NBC News
A Korean Air flight made an emergency landing on Vancouver Island in Canada Tuesday afternoon because a bomb threat had been called into the airline?s head offices, the Vancouver Sun reported. The flight had left Vancouver International Airport and was headed for Seoul.
A fighter jet escorted the Boeing 777 as it landed at Comox Airport at 5:22 p.m. ?
In a statement released to the Sun, the Royal Canadian Air Force said emergency personnel had responded and that the aircraft was being secured. U.S. officials tell NBC News that Canadian authorities were searching the aircraft for explosives.
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