14/02/2014 19:03
Ukraine-bound flight delayed over suspected grenade threat
A flight bound from Israel to Ukraine was delayed for several hours Friday after a passenger spotted the safety pin of a grenade on his seat, RIA Novosti said, citing local media reports.
The passenger reported the discovery to the security team at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv.
All 143 passengers were evacuated from the plane and their luggage was removed, the Hebrew Israel news portal, Ynet, reported.
No explosives were found during the checks. The Ukrainian International Airlines’ flight was allowed to fly to Kiev more than 3 hours after the alert.