Taiwan’s Taoyuan airport shuts runway for suspected explosives


Taoyuan International Airport shut its south runway after receiving information of suspected explosives on Air China Flight CA185.- PIXABAY

TAIPEI (Bloomberg): Taiwanese authorities shut a runway at the main international airport for several hours due to a bomb scare on an Air China flight on Wednesday (April 26), before a search found no sign of explosives.

Taiwan’s Aviation Police Bureau received a report at 11.30am local time that Air China flight 185 from Beijing was suspected to have explosives aboard.

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