In Frankfurt, a Lufthansa plane to Mexico was prevented from taking off on Saturday. Passengers suspected that four Indians were planning a suicide attack on board. A big misunderstanding, as it turns out now.
Suspicion of terrorism at Frankfurt Airport: The federal police stormed a Lufthansa plane on Saturday on the way to Mexico. Four men from India have been provisionally arrested, officials said on Sunday. The men, aged 18 to 27, attracted attention on board because of their unusual behavior.
Despite the ban, they are said to have written messages with their smartphones. Other travelers would have photographed them and translated them from an Indian language into French using an online translation program. A misunderstanding arose: A mistranslation falsely suggested that the men were planning a suicide attack on board.
Police storm Lufthansa aircraft at Frankfurt Airport
Finally, the police were alerted and the aircraft standing on the apron was searched with explosive detection dogs. In the end, it was possible to rule out any actual risk to the flight.
Your trip was probably a smuggling from India via Mexico with the destination USA. A company spokesman confirmed that the flight did not take place as planned. He was made up on Sunday. He did not provide any further information.
Forged Portuguese residence permits had been found on the men, and one had made a confession. They are being investigated for violating the Aviation Security Act and forgery of documents, among other things. After the end of the investigation, they are said to be returned to India.
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