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    Turkish Airlines flight diverted over fake bomb threat

    A Turkish Airlines flight from Texas to Istanbul was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland, after someone found a piece of paper with the word "bomb" in the bathroom.

    The plane landed without trouble and everyone on board - 209 passengers and the crew - disembarked. The Gardai, Ireland's police, searched the plane for explosives but came up with nothing.

    Turkish Airlines has suffered several false bomb warnings in the past year.