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Erroneous hijack alert on a flight to Tel Aviv triggered fighter escorts and an emergency landing
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Bulgaria after an unintentional hijack alert triggered by a technical failure in the aircraft's transponder. Israeli and Bulgarian fighter jets escorted the plane, and passengers were screened by police after an emergency landing in Burgas.
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