Turkish Airlines flight to New York diverted after bomb scare

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The Boeing 777 was checked by police and sniffer dogs in Denmark
The 292 passengers were escorted off and taken to the terminal
The 'suspicious package' was discovered to be a camera bag left behind

Published: 12:54 EST, 26 June 2015 | Updated: 13:32 EST, 26 June 2015

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A New York-bound Turkish Airlines plane carrying 292 passengers made an emergency landing at Copenhagen's international airport after an old camera bag caused a bomb scare.

Police spokesman Christian Olsgaard said the discovery led to bomb-sniffing dogs and army bomb experts to comb the aircraft.

Olsgaard said a bag with an old camera, 'possibly forgotten by an earlier passenger,' had not been spotted during cleaning.

The Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York had to divert to Copenhagen due to a bomb scare

As emergency services lined up on the tarmac, it was discovered the 'bomb' was in fact a camera

The discovery prompted the pilot on the aircraft that was en route from Istanbul to New York to land in Copenhagen where it taxied to a remote corner.

The Boeing 777-300ER had been travelling from Istanbul to New York and landed at about 1.50pm GMT.

'A small bag was found onboard which nobody claimed and the crew therefore decided to contact Copenhagen airport to ask for permission for an emergency landing,' Kristian Aaskov, duty police officer, told Reuters by telephone.

Dr. Ali Genc, a spokesman for Turkish Airlines, said there the Boeing 777 plane had been diverted to Copenhagen 'as a precautionary measure following a possible security alert.'

He said all passengers and cabin crew were safely evacuated to the terminal building. The plane eventually reached New York around four hours behind schedule.

MailOnline Travel has contacted Turkish Airlines for comment and is awaiting a response.