Middle East Airlines airplane. (Credit: MEA website)
BEIRUT — A passenger on a Middle East Airlines (MEA) flight ME229 from Beirut to Paris earlier on Monday claimed he was carrying a bomb, prompting security personnel to evacuate all passengers. He later told security personnel that it was a "joke," an MEA source told L’Orient Today.
The flight eventually departed for Paris at 3:15 p.m., the MEA source explained, noting that the man is currently in the custody of airport security.
BEIRUT — A passenger on a Middle East Airlines (MEA) flight ME229 from Beirut to Paris earlier on Monday claimed he was carrying a bomb, prompting security personnel to evacuate all passengers. He later told security personnel that it was a "joke," an MEA source told L’Orient Today.
The flight eventually departed for Paris at 3:15 p.m., the MEA source explained, noting that the man is currently in the custody of airport security.
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