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Hamilton � Tactical police teams rushed Thursday morning to meet an
Israeli passenger jet that was diverted to Hamilton amid undisclosed threats to
the plane and its intended destination � Toronto's Pearson International
Airport, an airport official said.
The El Al flight was en route to Toronto from Israel when it made the emergency stop at John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton at 11 a.m., airport spokesman Ken Mitchell said. �We don't know the nature of the threat, but a threat was made to this aircraft and to the Toronto airport,� he told CHCH-TV. �For precautionary reasons, this flight was diverted first to Montreal while in flight.� The plane was then sent to Hamilton so that its Toronto-bound passengers could disembark and continue their journey by bus. The aircraft was ultimately bound for Los Angeles, Mr. Mitchell said. Passengers headed to California were to remain on the plane while connecting passengers from Toronto were to be brought in by bus to join the flight. Mr. Mitchell couldn't say if the threat came from on the aircraft or elsewhere. �We do know that the threat was made while the aircraft was in flight, and we know that the threat was made to this aircraft and to the airport,� he said. �We don't know the nature of the threat or how that threat was transmitted.� He said there was �high police security� at the scene. All other airport operations were to continue uninterrupted, he said. Mr. Mitchell added that he had not received any information from police or government agencies about the threat. El Al spokesman Ron Rahav said in a statement Thursday afternoon that the plane carrying 180 passengers was diverted for �security reasons� and �is now refuelling and will soon proceed to Los Angeles.� He did not comment on specific security concerns. The
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