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An official in Kabul International Airport who was reluctant to disclose his name said the plane scheduled from Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, to Urumqi of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has already landed on Kandahar airport.
"The plane would return to Kabul after two hours," he added.
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Armored vehicles withdraw from the Urumqi airport, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, early August 10, 2009, after the airport was restored to order. An Afghanistan plane scheduled from Kabul to China's Urumqi was reportedly bomb threatened Sunday, triggering an emergency response at the airport. The plane finally landed on the airport of Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan after China's aviation department denied its landing in Urumqi |
Meantime, president of Kam Airlines, Zamarai Kamgar, told Xinhua that it is the first flight day for Kam from Kabul to Urumqi and the plane was refused by Kyrgyzstan to pass its territory.
The Boeing-767 plane was carrying more than 200 passengers, including five Chinese.
"The plane chose to land in Kandahar city at first step because weather condition in Kabul was not suitable at that time," Kamgar added.
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Passengers walk in the Urumqi airport, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, early August 10, 2009, after the airport was restored to order. An Afghanistan plane scheduled from Kabul to China's Urumqi was reportedly bomb threatened Sunday, triggering an emergency response at the airport. The plane finally landed on the airport of Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan after China's aviation department denied its landing in Urumqi |
Earlier, armed police sources in Xinjiang said the Afghan plane scheduled to Urumqi was bomb threatened.
"Now all the passengers are asked to stay on board," Pan said. "I have known about the bomb threat. I want to leave the plane as soon as possible."