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Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SVA 226 is isolated on the tarmac after its passengers and crew were evacuated following a bomb threat, at the Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain. Reuters photo
Passengers on a Saudi Airlines flight from Spain to Riyadh were evacuated from their plane today following an unspecified threat that put Madrid airport on high alert, airport authorities said.
"Security forces and rescue services are mobilised. The plane was isolated and passengers evacuated," a spokeswoman for AENA, the group that manages airports in Spain, told AFP.
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