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BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany briefly shut an airport and scrambled fighter jets to escort a passenger plane after an emergency call raised fears of a possible hijacking but turned out to be ...
News Germany » Nuremberg » Politics: Nuremberg Airport in Germany Is Briefly Shut by False Alarm of Hijacking
It was not immediately clear what had prompted the alert, but the German police said it had determined there was “no danger.” ...
News Germany » Nuremberg » Politics: Fighter jets deployed after aircraft issues hijack signal over German city of Nuremberg
The flight was reportedly travelling from the Greek island of Corfu and was due to land when the operation took place after a '7500' squawk - the international code for unlawful interference - was ...
News Germany » Nuremberg » Politics: Germany Scrambles Jets After Airline Radio Glitch Sends False Hijack Alert
A flight from Greece to Germany landed safely in Nuremberg on Tuesday after a cockpit hijack alert that the airline attributed to a malfunction prompted the German air force to scramble two ...
News Germany » Nuremberg » Politics: Fighter jets deployed after aircraft issues hijack signal over Germany’s Nuremberg
Eurofighter jets were deployed to escort the aircraft which was reportedly travelling from Corfu in Greece to Germany ...