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Emergency Landing At Barcelona-El Prat Airport Due To Bomb Threat.

The Airbus A321 aircraft operates Turkish Airlines flight TK1853 from Istanbul, Turkey, to Barcelona, Spain, and makes an emergency landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport due to a bomb threat in Prat de Llobregat, Spain, on January 15, 2026. It turns out to be a false alarm; one of the passengers connects to the internet with a network whose name leads people to believe it contains a bomb and that all passengers are going to die. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13200003
Date Taken	15 January 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Marc Asensio/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Marc Asensio/NurPhoto

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