Article #16: Bomb Threat Forces Plane to Land in Munich

An Olympic Airlines flight carrying Greek European parliamentarians from Greece to France made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on Monday after a bomb threat was reported, German air traffic control officials said. The Boeing 737 - en route from Athens, Greece, to Strasbourg, France - landed at 10:45 a.m. at a special area of the airport set aside for emergencies, spokeswoman Anja Tomic said. Munich airport spokesman Peter Pruemm said the plane belonged to Greece's Olympic Airlines and that "the pilot apparently said there was a bomb threat." He said the plane had 137 people on board, all of whom safely evacuated shortly after the landing. Athens airport spokeswoman Marina Papagorgiou said 136 people were on board the plane, including 11 Greek members of the European Parliament. The parliament was to open a session in Strasbourg later Monday. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy in the total number of people on board.