Bomb scare grounds Alitalia plane bound for London

ROME, July 21 (Reuters) All passengers on board an Alitalia plane at Rome airport due to fly to London today were evacuated after an anonymous phone call said there were explosives on board, airport authorities said.

Flight AZ-203 was due to take off from Rome's Fiumicino airport at 1:35 p.m. (17:05 IST). Instead all 165 passengers were evacuated and security personnel checked the luggage while the aircarft was surrounded by police and fire services.

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