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British Airways: London-NY flight forced to turn back due to suspected passenger

London, Great Britain - American authorities did not give landing permission

A British Airways plane en route to New York with 239 passengers has been forced to come back London where the B-747 had taken off yesterday: US authorities unveiled in fact that a suspected terrorist of Moroccan origin was flying on the flight 175. When aircraft landed at Heathrow Airport, man who was carrying a French passport, has been questioned by London police because suspected to belong a terrorist...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 111901
Rome, Italy, 01/13/2005 13:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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