A plane flying from Warsaw, bound for the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, has been forced to make an emergency landing at Bulgarias Burgas airport after a bomb threat. The passenger jet was evacuated after landing, according to Bulgarias Nova TV. According to Polish media, there were a total of 161 passengers onboard the plane. All are unharmed.


According to news website Rmf24.pl, which contacted one of the passengers, it has not been ruled out that the man who talked about a bomb was drunk.


"Already in the airport, the man joked what would be done to him if he had a bomb. We were locked on the plane for an hour, and at a certain moment the doors opened and anti-terrorist forces rushed onto the plane and started shouting in English: 'Where is the bomb, where is the bomb?' They asked us to raise our hands above our heads, then they grabbed the man. They ordered us out of the plane with our hands up, one by one, and to leave our belongings. Buses carried the planes passengers to the airport," one passenger told Rmf24.pl.


The planes captain decided immediately to make an emergency landing after learning of the bomb threat, which was made by a 64-year-old passenger, who is currently being questioned by authorities, the TV channel reports.