Hamburg Airport suspends flights after ‘threat to attack plane’: Police attack Iranian plane
- Officers descended on the plane carrying 198 passengers and 16 crew when it landed at 12.20pm
Flights have been suspended at Germany’s Hamburg airport this morning following a threat of an attack on a plane flying from the Iranian capital Tehran.
German police descended on the plane after it landed at the international airport in the north of the country and conducted a search, acting on an earlier email threat.
The plane landed in Hamburg at around 12.20pm with 198 passengers and 16 crew members undergoing a security check. The plane and the luggage on board were also checked.
The terminal stopped takeoffs and landings at 12:40 p.m. local time, a spokesman said.
Police said they were taking the threat seriously, but have yet to release further details.
The police operation comes on the first day of a special meeting of the German and French governments in Hamburg, attended by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.
It also unfolded against a backdrop of rising international tensions after Israel came under sustained and brutal attack by Hamas gunmen over the weekend.
The incursions left hundreds of Israelis dead – including revelers at a festival. Israel responded with a wave of deadly airstrikes against the Gaza Strip.
More to come.
Flights have been suspended at Germany’s Hamburg airport this morning over a threat of an attack against a plane from the Iranian capital Tehran (file pic)
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