Bomb threat reported on flight en route to Russia's Omsk

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport has received a message about a bomb aboard an Airbus A320 bound for Omsk, an emergency source said.

According to the source, soon after the plane had departed, the airport authorities received an anonymous message about a board planted onboard.

The crew decided not to divert the plane and continue the flight, TASS reported.

A law enforcement source said, that the plane would be checked upon arrival to Omsk. According to the source, the bomb threat is highly likely to be a hoax.