Explosives were found on an Italian airliner due to fly from the coastal town of Ancona to Rome yesterday, police said. Airport police said they found the explosives wrapped in a lifejacket under a passenger seat in the Alitalia plane after an anonymous caller said there was a bomb on board. Details about the amount or type of explosive have not been released, but an airport police officer said “there was enough to bring the plane down, enough to blow off its tail”. The plane, which could carry 66 passengers, was turning round for one of five routine daily flights to the Italian capital. There were no passengers aboard when the explosives were found. No arrests were made in the hours after the discovery. Full Story
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