A report out of Turkey is saying that a passenger tried to divert a plane heading to Istanbul to Sochi and the plane had a bomb on it. Here is what we know from CBS:
A Turkish official says a passenger claiming there was a bomb on board tried to divert an Istanbul-bound plane to Sochi, Russia, where the Olympics are kicking off.
Habib Soluk, the Transport Ministry undersecretary, told private NTV television Friday that the plane from Kharkov, Ukraine, to Istanbul, landed safely at Sabiha Gokcen airportt.
He says authorities are trying to convince the passenger to give himself up.
Security has been very tight in Sochi for this reason. Good thing the plane landed safely and no one was harmed.
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