{"id":95513,"date":"2025-06-21T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bomb-threat-diverts-plane-of-hajj-pilgrims-in-indonesia-second-in-days-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:20:07","slug":"bomb-threat-diverts-plane-of-hajj-pilgrims-in-indonesia-second-in-days-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bomb-threat-diverts-plane-of-hajj-pilgrims-in-indonesia-second-in-days-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb threat diverts plane of hajj pilgrims in Indonesia, second in days | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250621135922422-dzDge.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back to Indonesia from the Middle East was diverted Saturday after a bomb threat, the transport ministry and police said, the second such incident in a week.<\/p>\n<p>Saudia Airlines flight SV5688 had flown from the Saudi city of Jeddah to the Omani capital Muscat before travelling on to Indonesia where it was due to land in Surabaya, a city on the main island Java.<\/p>\n<p>But air traffic control officers in the Indonesian capital Jakarta received a call about a bomb threat for the flight, prompting its diversion to Kualanamu International Airport in Medan city Saturday morning, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2551281\/domestic-indian-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-nagpur-after-bomb-threat\">Domestic Indian flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur after bomb threat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regional airport authority head Asri Santosa said in a statement officers were checking the plane after its arrival but the airport on Sumatra island remained operational.<\/p>\n<p>All 376 passengers, hajj pilgrims from Java, and 13 crew members were safe at the airport, North Sumatra police spokesman Ferry Walintukan told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>He said a bomb squad was deployed to sweep the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The passengers are due to resume their journey on Sunday, said Asri.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday a plane carrying 442 hajj pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia to Jakarta was also diverted to Medan after an email bomb threat was sent to authorities.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back to Indonesia from the Middle East was diverted Saturday after a bomb threat, the transport ministry and police said, the second such incident in a week. 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