Bombing threat reported against Iran Air flight in Hamburg

Shamsuddin Farzadipour told Iranian Tasnim News Agency that "an unknown person sent an email to the Hamburg police and claimed to have planted a bomb on the Tehran-Hamburg flight."

He added that, "Currently, the passengers got out of the plane and a series of security measures and checks of the plane and passengers' belongings were carried out."

The plane landed in Hamburg at around 12:20 pm and is now in a special area.

According to a Tasnim report, flights at Hamburg Airport have been completely suspended due to the bomb threat; The spokesperson of this airport said that no flights or landings have been made at this airport since 12:40 pm.

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