An Aeroflot passenger plane was evacuated at Geneva airport on Thursday and a Russian man was arrested after saying there was a bomb on board, the prosecutor’s office in the city said.
The man, who the Russian consul in Switzerland identified as an Indian national, had a criminal case opened against him, the spokesman added.
"The man who made the threat was arrested and later admitted making a false bomb threat, saying he had been joking," the prosecution’s spokesman said.
Flight 2381 from Geneva to Moscow was due to take off at 12:35 local time when the threat was made. Aeroflot said passengers booked on its flight 2381 to Moscow would be transferred to other aircraft.
Aeroflot plane evacuated in Geneva after false bomb threat
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