A bomb scare that forced a German passenger jet carrying 250 people to make an emergency landing on the Greek island of Crete was false, local police said Friday. The plane took off from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada on Thursday and was en route to the German city of Duesseldorf when the pilot requested an emergency landing over reports there were explosives on board.
However a security team including bomb disposal experts found "nothing suspicious" after inspecting the plane, a local police officer said Friday.
The Boeing 753, owned by German carrier Condor, was immediately evacuated after landing.