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Threat forces Egyptian passenger plane bound for Moscow to return

EgyptAir flight MS729 was flying to Moscow, but shortly reversed course. Russia recently resumed flights to Egyptian resorts.
Egypt airliner

An EgyptAir flight heading to the Russian capital Moscow returned to Cairo today after finding a “threat message.” Flight MS729 returned to the Cairo airport safely 22 minutes after its takeoff. The message was written and found on one of the aircraft’s seats, EgyptAir said in a statement. 

The airline did not provide further details. A subsequent security inspection found no threat to the plane, the Associated Press reported

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