Albanian held after bomb threat to "wrong plane"

BUDAPEST, Jan 4 (Reuters) An Albanian passenger threatened to blow up a Hungarian airliner today after he was prevented from getting on the wrong plane.

The man flying to Tirana tried to board a Malev flight to Kiev, but when he was stopped he said he would blow up the aircraft, airline spokeswoman Krisztina Nemeth said.

''There was an exchange of words, and the man got aggressive and said he would set off a bomb on board,'' she said.

The man was arrested, both airplanes were searched and no bombs were found.

REUTERS PB HT2200