Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Afghan Flight Denied Landing in China

A Kam Airlines jet flying from Kabul in Afghanistan to Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, turned around mid-flight and made an unscheduled landing in Kandahar Sunday night. The exact reason for this is unclear. But according to some reports, a bomb threat was made against the Boeing 767 and Chinese officials refused to allow the plane to land.

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By Planet Data

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