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France-bound airliner grounded at Amsterdam over threatening tweet

An Air France Airbus A321 aircraft takes off at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris, in this October 27, 2015 file photo. Air France-KLM posted a sharper-than-expected increase in third-quarter profits on Thursday October 29, 2015 , but warned unions that the gains from improved demand over the summer would not remove the "overwhelming need" for cost cuts to keep pace with rivals. Picture taken October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Files
An Air France Airbus A321 aircraft takes off at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris. (Reuters)

France-bound airliner grounded at Amsterdam over threatening tweet

Earlier on Saturday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced heightened security measures for all traffic going from or to France

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A France-bound airliner was grounded for checks on Saturday afternoon at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after a threatening tweet was received concerning the flight, Dutch border police said.

A police spokesman said that authorities had been searching the flight, operated by Franco-Dutch airline Air FranceKLM and which had been due to depart around 1345 GMT, for around an hour.

Earlier on Saturday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced heightened security measures for all traffic going from or to France.




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