Hamburg Airport Suspends Flights Amid Iranian Plane Threat

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Hamburg Airport Suspends Flights Amid Iranian Plane Threat
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Air traffic has resumed at Germany's Hamburg airport after a police operation was conducted in response to a threat against a plane from Tehran. The threat, sent via email, prompted all landings and take-offs to be halted. The plane was searched by federal police, and the German air force escorted it after it entered German airspace due to a bomb threat. Passengers were interviewed, and the airport fire brigade was involved in the search.

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